Warm-summer humid continental
Athens, Pennsylvania
Bradford County, Pennsylvania · Population 3.3k · 764 ft elevation
Living in Athens
Athens has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Athens at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 764 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,271 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $167k24th percentile
- Median rent
- $834/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.61%78th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 187 per 100k53th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 808 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7326th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6464th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,083 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 16°F | 2.2″ | 9.1″ | 95 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 17°F | 1.8″ | 8.3″ | 116 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 7.9″ | 165 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 34°F | 3.4″ | 1.5″ | 199 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 45°F | 3.0″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 55°F | 4.3″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 59°F | 3.6″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 58°F | 3.3″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 50°F | 4.0″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 39°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 30°F | 2.4″ | 1.7″ | 123 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 2.4″ | 6.4″ | 79 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