Hot-summer humid continental

New Holland, Pennsylvania

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · Population 5.7k · 495 ft elevation

Living in New Holland

New Holland 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 47″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

New Holland at a glance

Population
5.7k
Elevation
495 ft
Average daily high
64°F39th percentile
Average daily low
45°F47th percentile
Annual precipitation
47″63th percentile
Annual snowfall
34″74th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,544 hrs18th percentile
Median AQI
4570th percentile
Median home value
$226k41th percentile
Median rent
$1,219/mo52th percentile
Median household income
$58k27th percentile
Property tax rate
1.34%67th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.1%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
1.9%
Homes with broadband
85%20th percentile
Walkability index
7.431th percentile
Average commute
23 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
37%34th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
62%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9564th percentile
Outdoor access
4746th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
3%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
558 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in New Holland, Pennsylvania
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan39°F24°F3.3″10.3″140 hrs
Feb42°F25°F2.8″10.6″155 hrs
Mar51°F32°F4.1″5.5″189 hrs
Apr63°F43°F3.6″1.2″219 hrs
May73°F53°F3.5″—248 hrs
Jun82°F62°F4.5″—287 hrs
Jul86°F67°F4.4″—317 hrs
Aug85°F65°F4.3″—282 hrs
Sep78°F58°F4.9″—232 hrs
Oct66°F47°F4.6″0.3″187 hrs
Nov54°F37°F3.2″1.0″163 hrs
Dec44°F29°F3.7″4.6″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