Warm-summer humid continental
Philipsburg, Pennsylvania
Centre County, Pennsylvania · Population 2.8k · 1,460 ft elevation
Living in Philipsburg
Philipsburg has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (50″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (15 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Philipsburg is an outdoor hub: about 31% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,200 ft around town.
Philipsburg at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 1,460 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 50″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,242 hrs1th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $152k19th percentile
- Median rent
- $676/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $44k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.09%56th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.368th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 23%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 31%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,247 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 16°F | 3.0″ | 13.1″ | 101 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 18°F | 2.5″ | 12.7″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 24°F | 3.6″ | 9.1″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 35°F | 3.7″ | 2.0″ | 198 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 235 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 54°F | 4.1″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 56°F | 3.5″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 49°F | 4.1″ | — | 224 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 39°F | 3.5″ | 0.8″ | 161 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 3.2″ | 2.6″ | 130 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 3.1″ | 9.6″ | 81 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