Hot-summer humid continental
Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania · Population 4k · 387 ft elevation
Living in Pennsburg
Pennsburg has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Pennsburg at a glance
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 387 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,599 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $267k51th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,360/mo60th percentile
- Median household income
- $104k76th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.58%76th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6262th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 623 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 19°F | 3.6″ | 5.9″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 20°F | 3.1″ | 6.1″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 28°F | 4.4″ | 5.0″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 4.1″ | 1.1″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 4.5″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 57°F | 4.7″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 5.3″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 4.9″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 4.4″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 3.5″ | 0.4″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 25°F | 4.4″ | 3.2″ | 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