Hot-summer humid continental
New Britain, Pennsylvania
Bucks County, Pennsylvania · Population 2.8k · 305 ft elevation
Living in New Britain
New Britain has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
New Britain at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 305 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,705 hrs39th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $388k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,034/mo88th percentile
- Median household income
- $124k86th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.30%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.883th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%58th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 79%
- Violent crime rate
- 16 per 100k4th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 324 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5756th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 24°F | 3.2″ | 5.9″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 6.1″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 32°F | 3.9″ | 5.0″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | 1.1″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 4.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 5.5″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 64°F | 4.9″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 46°F | 3.8″ | — | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 0.4″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 29°F | 4.0″ | 3.2″ | 149 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