Hot-summer humid continental
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania · Population 6.1k · 394 ft elevation
Living in Kennett Square
Kennett Square has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 42 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Kennett Square at a glance
- Population
- 6.1k
- Elevation
- 394 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,598 hrs21th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $348k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,243/mo54th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k49th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.40%69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.777th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%57th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%
- Violent crime rate
- 87 per 100k27th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 635 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6161th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 23°F | 3.6″ | 7.9″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 24°F | 3.1″ | 13.2″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 31°F | 4.4″ | 4.1″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | 0.4″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 3.6″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.4″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 55°F | 4.5″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 4.0″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 34°F | 3.2″ | 0.5″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 28°F | 4.0″ | 4.4″ | 138 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