Hot-summer humid continental
New Castle, Pennsylvania
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania · Population 22k · 823 ft elevation
Living in New Castle
New Castle has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
New Castle at a glance
- Population
- 22k
- Elevation
- 823 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,284 hrs3th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $72k1th percentile
- Median rent
- $698/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $41k6th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.14%92th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 13.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 486 per 100k87th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,680 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4847th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 19°F | 2.9″ | 10.1″ | 88 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 20°F | 2.2″ | 7.7″ | 116 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 27°F | 3.1″ | 3.7″ | 157 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 36°F | 3.6″ | 0.3″ | 202 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 47°F | 3.9″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 56°F | 4.5″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 52°F | 3.9″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | — | 164 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 3.0″ | 0.8″ | 129 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 25°F | 3.1″ | 4.9″ | 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