Hot-summer humid continental
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania · Population 19k · 154 ft elevation
Living in Phoenixville
Phoenixville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Phoenixville at a glance
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- 154 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,598 hrs21th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $348k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,563/mo70th percentile
- Median household income
- $94k69th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.40%69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.494th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 58 per 100k17th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 545 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5857th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 787 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 23°F | 3.1″ | 3.9″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 24°F | 2.9″ | 5.4″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 31°F | 3.7″ | 1.3″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 41°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 51°F | 3.3″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 3.9″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 4.6″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 4.4″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 56°F | 4.4″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 44°F | 3.9″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 34°F | 3.4″ | — | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 27°F | 4.1″ | 2.2″ | 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