Hot-summer humid continental
Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania · Population 6.9k · 719 ft elevation
Living in Shamokin
Shamokin has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Shamokin at a glance
- Population
- 6.9k
- Elevation
- 719 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,380 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $57k1th percentile
- Median rent
- $649/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $36k3th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.41%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.570th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 118 per 100k36th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 903 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7978th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,083 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 20°F | 3.5″ | 9.3″ | 124 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 23°F | 2.5″ | 8.9″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 30°F | 3.7″ | 7.7″ | 179 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 40°F | 4.3″ | 0.8″ | 206 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 4.2″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.8″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 62°F | 4.4″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 54°F | 5.2″ | — | 224 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 4.3″ | 0.4″ | 170 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 1.8″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 26°F | 3.7″ | 4.6″ | 105 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