Hot-summer humid continental
Marietta, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · Population 2.8k · 272 ft elevation
Living in Marietta
Marietta 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 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (23″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Marietta at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 272 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 23″62th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,544 hrs18th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $207k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $900/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.64%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 72%2th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4746th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 3.1″ | 7.1″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 21°F | 2.4″ | 6.7″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 28°F | 3.6″ | 4.5″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 38°F | 3.6″ | 0.3″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 3.9″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 4.3″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 62°F | 4.8″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 4.7″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 3.2″ | 0.7″ | 163 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 25°F | 3.3″ | 3.9″ | 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