Hot-summer humid continental
Palmer Heights, Pennsylvania
Northampton County, Pennsylvania · Population 4k · 374 ft elevation
Living in Palmer Heights
Palmer Heights has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ 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 38, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Palmer Heights at a glance
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 374 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,706 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $289k56th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,411/mo63th percentile
- Median household income
- $115k83th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.71%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.883th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 196 per 100k55th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,165 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,247 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 21°F | 3.7″ | 9.8″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 22°F | 3.0″ | 10.8″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 3.6″ | 6.3″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | 0.5″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.8″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 5.6″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 5.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 4.7″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 4.5″ | 0.2″ | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | 0.9″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 25°F | 4.4″ | 4.6″ | 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