Hot-summer humid continental
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie County, Pennsylvania · Population 94k · 659 ft elevation
Living in Erie
Erie has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (104″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Erie at a glance
- Population
- 94k
- Elevation
- 659 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 104″98th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,328 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $108k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $836/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.31%94th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.293th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 315 per 100k73th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,056 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5958th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,083 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 22°F | 3.4″ | 31.8″ | 94 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 22°F | 2.5″ | 19.4″ | 111 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 28°F | 3.1″ | 14.5″ | 159 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 38°F | 3.5″ | 2.6″ | 201 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 50°F | 3.5″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 64°F | 3.3″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 63°F | 3.4″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 47°F | 4.4″ | 0.1″ | 161 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 37°F | 3.8″ | 9.6″ | 117 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 28°F | 4.2″ | 26.3″ | 68 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