Hot-summer humid continental

Monaca, Pennsylvania

Beaver County, Pennsylvania · Population 5.6k · 735 ft elevation

Living in Monaca

Monaca has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.

Monaca at a glance

Population
5.6k
Elevation
735 ft
Average daily high
61°F24th percentile
Average daily low
40°F19th percentile
Annual precipitation
40″38th percentile
Annual snowfall
20″58th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,332 hrs6th percentile
Median AQI
4673th percentile
Median home value
$142k17th percentile
Median rent
$773/mo10th percentile
Median household income
$65k37th percentile
Property tax rate
1.52%74th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.1%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
6.9%
Homes with broadband
89%38th percentile
Walkability index
9.865th percentile
Average commute
24 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
37%34th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
62%
Violent crime rate
129 per 100k39th percentile
Property crime rate
1,013 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
7527th percentile
Outdoor access
5252th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
3%
Public land within 30 miles
4%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
459 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Monaca, Pennsylvania
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan36°F19°F3.1″9.1″99 hrs
Feb39°F19°F2.4″5.2″117 hrs
Mar48°F27°F3.1″2.6″162 hrs
Apr62°F37°F3.6″—205 hrs
May72°F48°F3.8″—246 hrs
Jun79°F57°F4.3″—276 hrs
Jul83°F61°F3.8″—301 hrs
Aug82°F60°F3.5″—282 hrs
Sep76°F53°F3.6″—237 hrs
Oct64°F42°F3.1″0.1″174 hrs
Nov51°F32°F3.0″0.3″146 hrs
Dec40°F25°F3.0″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