Hot-summer humid continental

Skippack, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania · Population 4k · 203 ft elevation

Living in Skippack

Skippack has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.

Skippack at a glance

Population
4k
Elevation
203 ft
Average daily high
64°F39th percentile
Average daily low
42°F30th percentile
Annual precipitation
49″71th percentile
Annual snowfall
13″49th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,598 hrs21th percentile
Median AQI
4144th percentile
Median home value
$479k80th percentile
Median rent
$1,750/mo78th percentile
Median household income
$144k92th percentile
Property tax rate
1.26%64th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.1%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
1.3%
Homes with broadband
99%97th percentile
Walkability index
8.244th percentile
Average commute
30 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
49%57th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
72%
Violent crime rate
5 per 100k3th percentile
Property crime rate
362 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9773th percentile
Outdoor access
5857th 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 Skippack, Pennsylvania
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan40°F21°F3.3″3.9″150 hrs
Feb43°F22°F2.6″5.4″162 hrs
Mar50°F29°F3.9″1.3″193 hrs
Apr62°F39°F3.8″0.1″224 hrs
May73°F50°F4.0″—250 hrs
Jun82°F59°F4.2″—283 hrs
Jul86°F64°F5.0″—318 hrs
Aug85°F62°F4.6″—283 hrs
Sep78°F53°F4.9″—237 hrs
Oct67°F42°F4.5″—191 hrs
Nov55°F33°F3.4″—169 hrs
Dec45°F26°F4.4″2.2″137 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