Hot-summer humid continental
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania · Population 36k · 157 ft elevation
Living in Norristown
Norristown has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Norristown at a glance
- Population
- 36k
- Elevation
- 157 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,598 hrs21th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $205k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,337/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.29%94th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.197th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%23th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Violent crime rate
- 487 per 100k87th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,811 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5151th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 22°F | 3.7″ | 6.8″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 24°F | 3.0″ | 10.9″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 31°F | 4.4″ | 3.0″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | 0.2″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 4.3″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 66°F | 4.7″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 65°F | 5.0″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 57°F | 4.9″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 44°F | 4.3″ | 0.1″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 35°F | 3.6″ | 0.1″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 28°F | 4.7″ | 4.2″ | 138 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