Hot-summer humid continental
California, Pennsylvania
Washington County, Pennsylvania · Population 5k · 791 ft elevation
Living in California
California has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
California at a glance
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 791 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,330 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $143k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $792/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.17%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 368 per 100k78th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 473 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8336th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6059th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,115 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 3.2″ | 3.8″ | 100 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 22°F | 2.8″ | 2.7″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 29°F | 3.4″ | 2.1″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 39°F | 3.5″ | — | 204 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.0″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 56°F | 3.3″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | 0.2″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 3.3″ | 1.5″ | 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