Hot-summer humid continental
Hellertown, Pennsylvania
Northampton County, Pennsylvania · Population 6.1k · 285 ft elevation
Living in Hellertown
Hellertown has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 53″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hellertown at a glance
- Population
- 6.1k
- Elevation
- 285 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 53″85th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,599 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $243k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,227/mo53th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.67%80th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 16.8100th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 301 per 100k72th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 514 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6968th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 820 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 3.8″ | 10.5″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 22°F | 3.2″ | 12.1″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 29°F | 4.4″ | 8.5″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 4.2″ | 1.3″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.5″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 4.6″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 5.6″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 4.8″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 56°F | 5.1″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 45°F | 4.9″ | 0.6″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 35°F | 3.6″ | 1.7″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 4.6″ | 6.4″ | 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