Warm-summer humid continental
Honesdale, Pennsylvania
Wayne County, Pennsylvania · Population 4.5k · 988 ft elevation
Living in Honesdale
Honesdale has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (47″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (10 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Honesdale at a glance
- Population
- 4.5k
- Elevation
- 988 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 47″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,536 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $181k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,094/mo42th percentile
- Median household income
- $38k4th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.92%46th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.066th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 158 per 100k46th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 519 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5614th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,050 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 13°F | 3.2″ | 13.0″ | 146 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 14°F | 2.7″ | 13.2″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 22°F | 3.5″ | 9.4″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 32°F | 3.7″ | 1.1″ | 216 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 43°F | 3.6″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 52°F | 4.7″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 57°F | 4.0″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 54°F | 4.1″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 47°F | 4.3″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 36°F | 4.4″ | — | 183 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 27°F | 3.2″ | 1.3″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 20°F | 3.6″ | 9.1″ | 126 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