Hot-summer humid continental
Willow Street, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · Population 10k · 492 ft elevation
Living in Willow Street
Willow Street has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Willow Street at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 492 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,543 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $298k57th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,453/mo95th percentile
- Median household income
- $107k78th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.57%76th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5049th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 3.0″ | 6.1″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 2.5″ | 7.4″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 30°F | 3.5″ | 3.4″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | 0.2″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 50°F | 3.6″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 4.8″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 43°F | 4.2″ | 0.3″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 3.3″ | 0.6″ | 163 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 3.5″ | 3.4″ | 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