Hot-summer humid continental

Sewickley, Pennsylvania

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · Population 3.9k · 748 ft elevation

Living in Sewickley

Sewickley has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Sewickley at a glance

Population
3.9k
Elevation
748 ft
Average daily high
61°F24th percentile
Average daily low
42°F30th percentile
Annual precipitation
39″35th percentile
Annual snowfall
20″58th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,332 hrs6th percentile
Median AQI
5286th percentile
Median home value
$450k77th percentile
Median rent
$961/mo30th percentile
Median household income
$95k70th percentile
Property tax rate
1.53%74th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.1%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
7.1%
Homes with broadband
84%16th percentile
Walkability index
16.299th percentile
Average commute
23 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
5%1th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
25%
Violent crime rate
0 per 100k0th percentile
Property crime rate
279 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9879th percentile
Outdoor access
5151th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
4%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
492 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Sewickley, Pennsylvania
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan35°F21°F2.6″9.1″99 hrs
Feb39°F22°F2.7″5.2″117 hrs
Mar48°F28°F3.2″2.6″162 hrs
Apr61°F40°F3.6″—205 hrs
May72°F51°F3.5″—246 hrs
Jun80°F60°F4.2″—275 hrs
Jul84°F64°F3.9″—301 hrs
Aug83°F63°F3.2″—282 hrs
Sep76°F56°F3.5″—237 hrs
Oct63°F45°F2.8″0.1″175 hrs
Nov50°F34°F2.7″0.3″146 hrs
Dec40°F27°F2.8″2.5″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