Hot-summer humid continental

Halfway House, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania · Population 3.6k · 397 ft elevation

Living in Halfway House

Halfway House has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.

Halfway House at a glance

Population
3.6k
Elevation
397 ft
Average daily high
61°F24th percentile
Average daily low
42°F30th percentile
Annual precipitation
45″56th percentile
Annual snowfall
4″37th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,598 hrs21th percentile
Median AQI
4144th percentile
Median home value
$294k57th percentile
Median rent
$2,277/mo92th percentile
Median household income
$119k84th percentile
Property tax rate
1.98%89th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.1%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
10.8%
Homes with broadband
97%89th percentile
Walkability index
6.416th percentile
Average commute
37 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
37%34th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
62%
Violent crime rate
31 per 100k8th percentile
Property crime rate
280 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9773th percentile
Outdoor access
6766th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
6%
Public land within 30 miles
4%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
623 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Halfway House, Pennsylvania
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan37°F22°F3.0″1.4″150 hrs
Feb40°F23°F2.6″1.9″162 hrs
Mar49°F30°F4.1″0.6″193 hrs
Apr61°F40°F3.6″—224 hrs
May71°F50°F3.7″—250 hrs
Jun79°F59°F3.8″—284 hrs
Jul84°F64°F4.7″—318 hrs
Aug81°F62°F4.4″—283 hrs
Sep74°F55°F4.8″—237 hrs
Oct63°F43°F3.8″0.1″191 hrs
Nov52°F33°F3.0″—169 hrs
Dec42°F26°F3.8″0.2″137 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