Hot-summer humid continental
North East, Pennsylvania
Erie County, Pennsylvania · Population 4.1k · 801 ft elevation
Living in North East
North East 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 44″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (224″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% 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.
North East at a glance
- Population
- 4.1k
- Elevation
- 801 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 224″100th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,328 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $151k19th percentile
- Median rent
- $731/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.63%78th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 77%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.481th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 198 per 100k55th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 222 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5353th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,148 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 20°F | 2.6″ | 61.7″ | 93 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 21°F | 2.4″ | 36.0″ | 111 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 28°F | 2.9″ | 37.5″ | 159 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 38°F | 3.5″ | 7.7″ | 201 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 50°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 59°F | 3.6″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 64°F | 4.4″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 57°F | 4.6″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 47°F | 4.9″ | 2.0″ | 161 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 26.6″ | 117 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 28°F | 3.2″ | 52.9″ | 68 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