Hot-summer humid continental
McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · Population 5.8k · 738 ft elevation
Living in McKees Rocks
McKees Rocks has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ 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.
McKees Rocks at a glance
- Population
- 5.8k
- Elevation
- 738 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,331 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $70k1th percentile
- Median rent
- $933/mo27th percentile
- Median household income
- $34k2th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.16%92th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 14.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.197th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 408 per 100k82th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 4,077 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4444th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 20°F | 3.4″ | 9.1″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 22°F | 2.8″ | 5.2″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 29°F | 3.2″ | 2.6″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 39°F | 3.2″ | — | 205 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 49°F | 3.5″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 3.6″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.3″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 3.2″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 2.8″ | 0.1″ | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 3.0″ | 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