Hot-summer humid continental
Franklin Park, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · Population 15k · 1,234 ft elevation
Living in Franklin Park
Franklin Park 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 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Franklin Park at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 1,234 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,332 hrs6th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $468k79th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,063/mo88th percentile
- Median household income
- $172k96th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.49%73th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%63th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 80%
- Violent crime rate
- 27 per 100k7th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 200 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4847th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 19°F | 3.1″ | 9.1″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 21°F | 2.6″ | 5.2″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 3.4″ | 2.6″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 37°F | 3.6″ | — | 205 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 4.0″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 4.4″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 4.1″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 3.8″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 0.3″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 26°F | 3.3″ | 2.5″ | 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