Warm-summer humid continental
Plum, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · Population 27k · 1,129 ft elevation
Living in Plum
Plum has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Plum at a glance
- Population
- 27k
- Elevation
- 1,129 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,331 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $219k39th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,156/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $98k73th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.78%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 33 per 100k9th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 158 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4039th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 18°F | 3.4″ | 10.2″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 20°F | 2.9″ | 5.6″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 26°F | 3.7″ | 3.0″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 37°F | 3.7″ | 0.2″ | 205 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 47°F | 3.9″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 4.5″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 3.6″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 4.2″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 41°F | 3.3″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 30°F | 3.3″ | 0.7″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 24°F | 3.7″ | 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