Hot-summer humid continental
Hanover, Pennsylvania
York County, Pennsylvania · Population 16k · 617 ft elevation
Living in Hanover
Hanover has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hanover at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 617 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,543 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $201k34th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,095/mo42th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.96%88th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.293th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 101 per 100k31th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,084 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6968th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 951 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 3.0″ | 8.0″ | 141 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 22°F | 2.6″ | 9.7″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 30°F | 3.7″ | 5.2″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 3.7″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 4.8″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 0.6″ | 164 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 25°F | 3.5″ | 4.5″ | 127 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