Hot-summer humid continental
Archbald, Pennsylvania
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania · Population 7.3k · 948 ft elevation
Living in Archbald
Archbald has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (45″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Archbald at a glance
- Population
- 7.3k
- Elevation
- 948 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 45″85th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,384 hrs8th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $211k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $951/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.29%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 43 per 100k12th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 202 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7978th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,181 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 20°F | 2.6″ | 11.7″ | 126 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 22°F | 2.1″ | 10.9″ | 140 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 2.8″ | 10.1″ | 179 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.3″ | 0.8″ | 206 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 3.3″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 3.8″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 3.6″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.9″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 54°F | 4.2″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 3.7″ | 0.7″ | 170 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | 3.2″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 26°F | 2.8″ | 7.7″ | 105 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