Hot-summer humid continental
Masontown, Pennsylvania
Fayette County, Pennsylvania · Population 3.2k · 1,033 ft elevation
Living in Masontown
Masontown has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Masontown at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 1,033 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,329 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $117k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $463/mo0th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.24%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 17.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.268th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 320 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 864 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8235th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7574th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,247 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 3.3″ | 6.1″ | 100 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 21°F | 2.6″ | 5.9″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 27°F | 3.6″ | 1.9″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 37°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 204 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 47°F | 4.1″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 3.4″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 3.0″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 30°F | 3.0″ | 0.3″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 24°F | 3.2″ | 4.1″ | 89 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