Hot-summer humid continental
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Berks County, Pennsylvania · Population 4.2k · 430 ft elevation
Living in Kutztown
Kutztown has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Kutztown at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 430 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,599 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $228k41th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,139/mo46th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.64%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.066th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 52 per 100k15th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 413 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,181 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 3.4″ | 5.1″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 21°F | 2.8″ | 7.1″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 29°F | 3.9″ | 4.6″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 4.1″ | 0.3″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 4.5″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 5.4″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 4.4″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 4.8″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 42°F | 4.3″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 3.6″ | 0.5″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 25°F | 3.8″ | 3.7″ | 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