Hot-summer humid continental
North Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
Northampton County, Pennsylvania · Population 3k · 374 ft elevation
Living in North Catasauqua
North Catasauqua has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
North Catasauqua at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 374 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,599 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $246k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $944/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $87k63th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.27%64th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.097th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%24th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 32 per 100k9th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 379 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,312 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 3.3″ | 9.8″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 2.8″ | 10.8″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 31°F | 3.6″ | 6.3″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 40°F | 3.7″ | 0.5″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 51°F | 3.6″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 65°F | 5.3″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 4.6″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 4.8″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 3.2″ | 0.9″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 3.9″ | 4.6″ | 137 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