Warm-summer humid continental
Meridian, Pennsylvania
Butler County, Pennsylvania · Population 3.8k · 1,280 ft elevation
Living in Meridian
Meridian has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Meridian at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 1,280 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,251 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $231k42th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,281/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.98%50th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%
- Violent crime rate
- 101 per 100k31th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,155 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6564th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 16°F | 3.4″ | 11.3″ | 93 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 17°F | 2.7″ | 9.7″ | 112 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 24°F | 3.3″ | 5.3″ | 155 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 0.6″ | 198 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 53°F | 4.3″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 57°F | 4.2″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 56°F | 4.0″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 49°F | 4.1″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 38°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 162 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 29°F | 3.3″ | 1.1″ | 128 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 22°F | 3.4″ | 6.8″ | 71 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