Hot-summer humid continental
Duquesne, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · Population 5.2k · 915 ft elevation
Living in Duquesne
Duquesne has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Duquesne at a glance
- Population
- 5.2k
- Elevation
- 915 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,331 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $58k1th percentile
- Median rent
- $725/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $41k6th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.81%85th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.298th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 616 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,371 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4444th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 21°F | 3.2″ | 10.2″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 22°F | 2.7″ | 5.6″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 3.3″ | 3.0″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 40°F | 3.2″ | 0.2″ | 205 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 4.7″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 64°F | 3.8″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.7″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 56°F | 3.3″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | 0.7″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 27°F | 3.0″ | 5.3″ | 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