Hot-summer humid continental
New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Population 12k · 784 ft elevation
Living in New Kensington
New Kensington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
New Kensington at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 784 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,332 hrs6th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $132k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $694/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.70%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.771th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 381 per 100k80th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,557 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3837th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 20°F | 3.1″ | 10.2″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 21°F | 2.8″ | 5.6″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 27°F | 3.3″ | 3.0″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 38°F | 3.6″ | 0.2″ | 205 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 3.1″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 0.7″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 26°F | 3.3″ | 5.3″ | 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