Hot-summer humid continental
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Centre County, Pennsylvania · Population 6k · 787 ft elevation
Living in Bellefonte
Bellefonte has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Bellefonte is an outdoor hub: about 34% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,400 ft around town.
Bellefonte at a glance
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 787 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,365 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $233k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $900/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.22%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.598th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 17 per 100k5th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 34 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 14%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 34%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,378 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 22°F | 2.9″ | 11.3″ | 122 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 23°F | 2.5″ | 11.6″ | 142 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 30°F | 3.4″ | 9.4″ | 183 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 41°F | 3.5″ | 0.9″ | 206 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 52°F | 3.6″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 65°F | 3.8″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 63°F | 4.2″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 223 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 44°F | 3.5″ | 0.4″ | 168 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 35°F | 3.0″ | 2.6″ | 140 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 27°F | 3.2″ | 7.6″ | 102 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