Hot-summer humid continental
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania · Population 27k · 482 ft elevation
Living in Lebanon
Lebanon has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lebanon at a glance
- Population
- 27k
- Elevation
- 482 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,544 hrs18th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $143k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,024/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k12th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.66%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.368th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%48th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 171 per 100k49th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,175 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8033th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7675th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 984 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 22°F | 3.1″ | 6.8″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 23°F | 2.5″ | 7.8″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 31°F | 3.6″ | 4.2″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 40°F | 3.7″ | 0.4″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 4.0″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.8″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 63°F | 4.6″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 55°F | 4.6″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 4.1″ | 0.3″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 34°F | 3.2″ | 0.5″ | 163 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 27°F | 3.6″ | 4.0″ | 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