Hot-summer humid continental
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · Population 33k · 1,198 ft elevation
Living in Bethel Park
Bethel Park has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Bethel Park at a glance
- Population
- 33k
- Elevation
- 1,198 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 32″72th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,331 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $259k49th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,259/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $104k76th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.75%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.368th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%71th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 89%
- Violent crime rate
- 44 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 576 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4645th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 23°F | 3.1″ | 9.9″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 25°F | 2.6″ | 7.5″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 32°F | 3.2″ | 6.1″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 42°F | 3.4″ | 0.6″ | 205 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 52°F | 4.1″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 60°F | 4.6″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 64°F | 3.9″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 56°F | 3.5″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 45°F | 3.1″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 36°F | 3.0″ | 1.8″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 28°F | 3.0″ | 6.0″ | 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