Hot-summer humid continental
Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Beaver County, Pennsylvania · Population 6.9k · 778 ft elevation
Living in Ambridge
Ambridge has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Ambridge at a glance
- Population
- 6.9k
- Elevation
- 778 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,332 hrs6th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $94k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $910/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k16th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.55%96th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.996th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 757 per 100k95th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,281 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5655th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 21°F | 2.6″ | 9.1″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 22°F | 2.7″ | 5.2″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 3.2″ | 2.6″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.6″ | — | 205 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 3.5″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 3.9″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.2″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 56°F | 3.5″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 45°F | 2.8″ | 0.1″ | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 34°F | 2.7″ | 0.3″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 27°F | 2.8″ | 2.5″ | 88 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