Hot-summer humid continental
Macungie, Pennsylvania
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania · Population 3.2k · 400 ft elevation
Living in Macungie
Macungie has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ 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 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Macungie at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 400 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,599 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $294k57th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,679/mo75th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k49th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.74%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.368th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 71%
- Violent crime rate
- 33 per 100k9th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 0 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 853 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 3.4″ | 7.8″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 21°F | 2.8″ | 9.4″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 29°F | 3.9″ | 4.4″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 39°F | 4.1″ | 1.0″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 4.5″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 86°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″ | 0.3″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 25°F | 3.8″ | 3.4″ | 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