Hot-summer humid continental
Progress, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania · Population 11k · 512 ft elevation
Living in Progress
Progress has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 28 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Progress at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 512 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,544 hrs18th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $192k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,170/mo48th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.79%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.298th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7675th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 787 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 22°F | 2.9″ | 6.4″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 22°F | 2.8″ | 7.7″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 30°F | 3.9″ | 4.5″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 40°F | 3.9″ | 0.4″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 4.0″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.8″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 55°F | 4.6″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 3.8″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | 0.7″ | 163 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 26°F | 3.4″ | 4.2″ | 126 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