Hot-summer humid continental
Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania
York County, Pennsylvania · Population 3.9k · 981 ft elevation
Living in Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Shrewsbury at a glance
- Population
- 3.9k
- Elevation
- 981 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,543 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $296k57th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,091/mo42th percentile
- Median household income
- $96k71th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.36%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 35 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 181 per 100k51th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 615 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3434th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 23°F | 3.6″ | 9.7″ | 141 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 25°F | 2.9″ | 10.8″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 32°F | 4.1″ | 6.3″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 41°F | 3.8″ | 0.5″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 4.0″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.7″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 56°F | 5.1″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 45°F | 4.2″ | 0.2″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 1.0″ | 164 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 28°F | 4.0″ | 5.6″ | 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