Hot-summer humid continental
Stowe, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania · Population 3.6k · 203 ft elevation
Living in Stowe
Stowe has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Stowe at a glance
- Population
- 3.6k
- Elevation
- 203 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,598 hrs21th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $198k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,264/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $80k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.97%88th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 261 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,105 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 623 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 22°F | 3.0″ | 1.4″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 1.9″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 31°F | 4.1″ | 0.6″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 40°F | 3.6″ | — | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 3.7″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 3.8″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 4.7″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 55°F | 4.8″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | — | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 27°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 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