Hot-summer humid continental
Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania · Population 4.1k · 594 ft elevation
Living in Jersey Shore
Jersey Shore has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Jersey Shore is an outdoor hub: about 37% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,500 ft around town.
Jersey Shore at a glance
- Population
- 4.1k
- Elevation
- 594 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,366 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $149k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $906/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k49th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.67%80th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.764th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8033th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 23%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 37%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,476 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 18°F | 2.8″ | 7.5″ | 122 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 19°F | 2.1″ | 7.9″ | 142 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 26°F | 3.1″ | 6.2″ | 183 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 36°F | 3.6″ | 0.6″ | 206 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 47°F | 4.0″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 57°F | 3.8″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 4.3″ | — | 223 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 168 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 31°F | 3.0″ | 1.4″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 3.0″ | 5.9″ | 101 hrs |
Near Jersey Shore
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology