Hot-summer humid continental
Ford City, Pennsylvania
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania · Population 2.8k · 791 ft elevation
Living in Ford City
Ford City has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Ford City at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 791 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,251 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $79k2th percentile
- Median rent
- $842/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.20%93th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.972th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%25th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4039th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 18°F | 3.2″ | 13.3″ | 93 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 19°F | 2.6″ | 10.2″ | 112 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 26°F | 3.3″ | 7.5″ | 155 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 36°F | 3.7″ | 0.6″ | 198 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 47°F | 4.0″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 56°F | 4.7″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 51°F | 4.2″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 40°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 162 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 30°F | 3.3″ | 2.2″ | 128 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 23°F | 3.4″ | 8.3″ | 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