Hot-summer humid continental
Brentwood, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · Population 9.9k · 1,220 ft elevation
Living in Brentwood
Brentwood has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ 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.
Brentwood at a glance
- Population
- 9.9k
- Elevation
- 1,220 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,331 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $144k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $822/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.61%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 75%3th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.795th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 62 per 100k19th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,207 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4141th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 22°F | 3.1″ | 13.3″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 11.7″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 31°F | 3.2″ | 7.6″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 42°F | 3.4″ | 1.0″ | 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 | 81°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 56°F | 3.5″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 45°F | 3.1″ | 0.4″ | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 35°F | 3.0″ | 2.4″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 28°F | 3.0″ | 7.7″ | 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