Hot-summer humid continental

Gibsonia, Pennsylvania

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · Population 3k · 1,040 ft elevation

Living in Gibsonia

Gibsonia has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Gibsonia at a glance

Population
3k
Elevation
1,040 ft
Average daily high
60°F18th percentile
Average daily low
40°F19th percentile
Annual precipitation
45″56th percentile
Annual snowfall
35″76th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,332 hrs6th percentile
Median AQI
5286th percentile
Median home value
$343k64th percentile
Median household income
$134k89th percentile
Property tax rate
1.34%67th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.1%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
3.5%
Homes with broadband
88%32th percentile
Walkability index
8.854th percentile
Average commute
30 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
67%81th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
83%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9879th percentile
Outdoor access
4948th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
4%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
492 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan35°F18°F3.4″11.3″99 hrs
Feb39°F20°F2.9″9.7″117 hrs
Mar48°F27°F3.7″5.3″162 hrs
Apr61°F37°F3.7″0.6″205 hrs
May71°F48°F3.9″—246 hrs
Jun78°F57°F4.5″—276 hrs
Jul82°F61°F4.5″—301 hrs
Aug81°F60°F3.6″—282 hrs
Sep75°F53°F4.2″—237 hrs
Oct63°F42°F3.3″0.1″175 hrs
Nov50°F31°F3.3″1.1″146 hrs
Dec41°F25°F3.7″6.8″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