Hot-summer humid continental
Scottdale, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Population 4.4k · 1,030 ft elevation
Living in Scottdale
Scottdale has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Scottdale at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 1,030 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,330 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $138k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $686/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.06%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 232 per 100k61th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 999 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7574th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,476 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 3.2″ | 9.5″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 21°F | 3.0″ | 7.4″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 28°F | 3.6″ | 3.2″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 37°F | 4.2″ | 0.1″ | 204 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 4.7″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 57°F | 4.9″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.9″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 42°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 3.3″ | 0.4″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 26°F | 3.3″ | 3.7″ | 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