Warm-summer humid continental
Butler, Pennsylvania
Butler County, Pennsylvania · Population 13k · 1,060 ft elevation
Living in Butler
Butler has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Butler at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 1,060 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,251 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $113k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $815/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $42k6th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.48%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.965th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%
- Violent crime rate
- 636 per 100k93th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,792 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6161th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 17°F | 3.4″ | 11.3″ | 93 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 18°F | 2.7″ | 9.7″ | 112 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 25°F | 3.3″ | 5.3″ | 155 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 0.6″ | 198 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 45°F | 3.8″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 54°F | 4.3″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 58°F | 4.2″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 57°F | 4.0″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 49°F | 4.1″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 39°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 162 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 30°F | 3.3″ | 1.1″ | 128 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 3.4″ | 6.8″ | 71 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