Hot-summer humid continental
North Wales, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania · Population 3.4k · 377 ft elevation
Living in North Wales
North Wales has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 42 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
North Wales at a glance
- Population
- 3.4k
- Elevation
- 377 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,705 hrs39th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $385k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,417/mo64th percentile
- Median household income
- $116k83th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.10%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.274th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 71%
- Violent crime rate
- 29 per 100k8th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,100 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5252th 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 | 39°F | 20°F | 3.3″ | 3.9″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 22°F | 2.6″ | 5.4″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 29°F | 3.9″ | 1.3″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 4.0″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 5.0″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 4.6″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 52°F | 4.9″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 41°F | 4.5″ | — | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | — | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 25°F | 4.4″ | 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