Hot-summer humid continental
Littlestown, Pennsylvania
Adams County, Pennsylvania · Population 4.8k · 636 ft elevation
Living in Littlestown
Littlestown has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Littlestown at a glance
- Population
- 4.8k
- Elevation
- 636 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,762 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $240k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,020/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.49%73th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.865th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 20 per 100k5th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 525 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,017 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 3.0″ | 8.0″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 22°F | 2.6″ | 9.7″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 30°F | 3.7″ | 5.2″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 237 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 3.7″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 4.8″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 42°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 206 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 0.6″ | 183 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 25°F | 3.5″ | 4.5″ | 154 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