Hot-summer humid continental
York, Pennsylvania
York County, Pennsylvania · Population 45k · 404 ft elevation
Living in York
York has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ 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.
York at a glance
- Population
- 45k
- Elevation
- 404 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,543 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $103k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $958/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.81%98th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.899th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 4%0th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 16%
- Violent crime rate
- 443 per 100k85th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,438 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4645th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 21°F | 3.3″ | 8.5″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 23°F | 2.8″ | 8.2″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 30°F | 4.0″ | 3.9″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 40°F | 3.6″ | 0.2″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 50°F | 4.2″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 55°F | 5.1″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 43°F | 3.9″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 33°F | 3.2″ | 0.5″ | 163 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 26°F | 3.5″ | 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