Hot-summer humid continental

Weigelstown, Pennsylvania

York County, Pennsylvania · Population 15k · 509 ft elevation

Living in Weigelstown

Weigelstown has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Weigelstown at a glance

Population
15k
Elevation
509 ft
Average daily high
63°F35th percentile
Average daily low
41°F25th percentile
Annual precipitation
42″44th percentile
Annual snowfall
25″64th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,543 hrs17th percentile
Median AQI
4570th percentile
Median home value
$202k34th percentile
Median rent
$1,358/mo60th percentile
Median household income
$70k44th percentile
Property tax rate
1.87%86th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.1%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
2.2%
Homes with broadband
85%20th percentile
Walkability index
8.550th percentile
Average commute
29 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
32%26th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
57%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9048th percentile
Outdoor access
6059th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
5%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
623 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Weigelstown, Pennsylvania
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan39°F21°F2.6″8.5″140 hrs
Feb42°F22°F2.5″8.2″155 hrs
Mar51°F29°F3.7″3.9″189 hrs
Apr63°F39°F3.4″0.2″219 hrs
May73°F50°F4.2″—248 hrs
Jun81°F59°F3.2″—287 hrs
Jul85°F63°F4.3″—316 hrs
Aug83°F61°F3.8″—281 hrs
Sep77°F54°F4.8″—232 hrs
Oct66°F42°F3.6″—187 hrs
Nov54°F33°F3.1″0.5″163 hrs
Dec44°F25°F3.1″3.3″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