Hot-summer humid continental
New Hope, Pennsylvania
Bucks County, Pennsylvania · Population 2.6k · 85 ft elevation
Living in New Hope
New Hope has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
New Hope at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 85 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,705 hrs39th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $634k89th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,957/mo86th percentile
- Median household income
- $159k94th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.04%54th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.469th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 92%
- Violent crime rate
- 76 per 100k24th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 566 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6867th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 19°F | 3.6″ | 5.8″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 22°F | 2.9″ | 2.4″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 29°F | 4.3″ | 2.6″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 39°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 49°F | 4.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 58°F | 4.8″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 64°F | 5.1″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 54°F | 4.4″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 40°F | 4.3″ | — | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 32°F | 3.5″ | 0.2″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 24°F | 4.6″ | 2.2″ | 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