Hot-summer humid continental
Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania
Berks County, Pennsylvania · Population 4.3k · 404 ft elevation
Living in Sinking Spring
Sinking Spring has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sinking Spring at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 404 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,544 hrs18th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $266k51th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,289/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k49th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.74%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%41th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 69 per 100k21th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 553 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 755 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 19°F | 3.3″ | 7.4″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 21°F | 2.6″ | 9.5″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 28°F | 3.9″ | 5.0″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | 0.3″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.8″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 5.2″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 4.6″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 5.0″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 4.3″ | 0.3″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 32°F | 3.2″ | 0.8″ | 163 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 25°F | 3.8″ | 3.9″ | 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