Hot-summer humid continental
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania · Population 19k · 446 ft elevation
Living in West Chester
West Chester has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
West Chester at a glance
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- 446 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,598 hrs21th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $481k80th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,661/mo74th percentile
- Median household income
- $81k57th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.98%50th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 16.4100th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 73%
- Violent crime rate
- 184 per 100k52th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 964 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5454th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 20°F | 3.6″ | 7.9″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 21°F | 3.1″ | 13.2″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 29°F | 4.6″ | 4.1″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | 0.4″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 48°F | 3.8″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.4″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 4.8″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 54°F | 5.7″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 41°F | 4.8″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 32°F | 3.5″ | 0.5″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 25°F | 4.7″ | 4.4″ | 138 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