Hot-summer humid continental
Parkesburg, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania · Population 3.9k · 541 ft elevation
Living in Parkesburg
Parkesburg has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 43 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Parkesburg at a glance
- Population
- 3.9k
- Elevation
- 541 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 32″72th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,598 hrs21th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $280k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,203/mo51th percentile
- Median household income
- $85k61th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.15%92th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 151 per 100k44th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 188 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4847th 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 | 22°F | 4.0″ | 7.9″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 24°F | 3.3″ | 11.5″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 31°F | 4.8″ | 6.3″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 4.1″ | 1.1″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 4.0″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.5″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 4.5″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 4.6″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 56°F | 5.2″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 4.6″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 3.6″ | 0.7″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 4.8″ | 4.4″ | 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