Hot-summer humid continental
Monessen, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Population 6.8k · 1,115 ft elevation
Living in Monessen
Monessen 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 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Monessen at a glance
- Population
- 6.8k
- Elevation
- 1,115 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,330 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $87k3th percentile
- Median rent
- $678/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.20%93th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 5%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 345 per 100k76th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 885 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6968th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,017 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 3.2″ | 3.8″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 21°F | 2.8″ | 2.7″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 28°F | 3.4″ | 2.1″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 38°F | 3.5″ | — | 205 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.3″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 3.3″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 2.9″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 33°F | 2.9″ | 0.2″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 26°F | 3.3″ | 1.5″ | 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