Hot-summer humid continental
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Adams County, Pennsylvania · Population 7.9k · 545 ft elevation
Living in Gettysburg
Gettysburg has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Gettysburg at a glance
- Population
- 7.9k
- Elevation
- 545 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,461 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $237k44th percentile
- Median rent
- $929/mo27th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.74%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 16.7100th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 154 per 100k45th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 373 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 984 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 21°F | 3.5″ | 8.7″ | 129 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 22°F | 2.7″ | 8.7″ | 147 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 30°F | 3.6″ | 5.1″ | 180 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 40°F | 3.4″ | 0.3″ | 212 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 4.1″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 57°F | 4.7″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 63°F | 3.6″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 54°F | 4.6″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 43°F | 3.7″ | 0.2″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 32°F | 3.0″ | 0.4″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 26°F | 3.3″ | 3.6″ | 115 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology