Hot-summer humid continental
Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania · Population 7.6k · 883 ft elevation
Living in Ellwood City
Ellwood City has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Ellwood City at a glance
- Population
- 7.6k
- Elevation
- 883 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,251 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $120k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $836/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.59%77th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 68 per 100k21th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 475 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5049th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 19°F | 3.1″ | 10.1″ | 93 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 19°F | 2.4″ | 7.7″ | 112 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 26°F | 3.1″ | 3.7″ | 155 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 36°F | 3.6″ | 0.3″ | 198 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 47°F | 3.8″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 3.1″ | — | 162 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 3.0″ | 0.8″ | 128 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 24°F | 3.0″ | 4.9″ | 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