Warm-summer humid continental
Lawson Heights, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Population 2.6k · 1,155 ft elevation
Living in Lawson Heights
Lawson Heights has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Lawson Heights at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 1,155 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,331 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $170k25th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,035/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.50%73th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.072th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 178 per 100k51th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 305 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6968th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,444 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 20°F | 3.3″ | 9.0″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 21°F | 2.2″ | 7.5″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 27°F | 3.4″ | 5.6″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 36°F | 3.6″ | 0.3″ | 205 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 47°F | 4.3″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 4.9″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 58°F | 4.0″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 50°F | 3.5″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 40°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 3.4″ | 0.9″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 25°F | 3.8″ | 6.4″ | 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