Hot-summer humid continental

Quarryville, Pennsylvania

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · Population 2.8k · 502 ft elevation

Living in Quarryville

Quarryville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Quarryville at a glance

Population
2.8k
Elevation
502 ft
Average daily high
62°F30th percentile
Average daily low
42°F30th percentile
Annual precipitation
48″67th percentile
Annual snowfall
18″56th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,543 hrs17th percentile
Median AQI
4570th percentile
Median home value
$245k46th percentile
Median rent
$1,107/mo43th percentile
Median household income
$77k52th percentile
Property tax rate
1.22%62th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.1%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
2.7%
Homes with broadband
87%27th percentile
Walkability index
7.736th percentile
Average commute
25 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
22%12th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
57%
Violent crime rate
0 per 100k0th percentile
Property crime rate
383 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9564th percentile
Outdoor access
5655th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
3%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
722 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Quarryville, Pennsylvania
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan38°F21°F3.5″5.0″141 hrs
Feb41°F22°F2.9″7.1″155 hrs
Mar50°F30°F4.2″2.6″189 hrs
Apr62°F39°F3.8″0.1″219 hrs
May72°F50°F3.6″—248 hrs
Jun80°F59°F4.5″—287 hrs
Jul84°F64°F4.5″—316 hrs
Aug82°F62°F4.7″—281 hrs
Sep75°F55°F5.2″—232 hrs
Oct64°F43°F4.1″—187 hrs
Nov52°F32°F3.4″0.3″164 hrs
Dec42°F26°F4.1″3.0″127 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