Warm-summer humid continental
St. Marys, Pennsylvania
Elk County, Pennsylvania · Population 13k · 1,663 ft elevation
Living in St. Marys
St. Marys has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it is a snowy place (66″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (8 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
St. Marys is an outdoor hub: about 49% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 900 ft around town.
St. Marys at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 1,663 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 66″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,243 hrs1th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $144k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $756/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.34%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 236 per 100k62th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 815 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 459th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 36%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 49%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 853 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 13°F | 3.5″ | 17.8″ | 101 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 14°F | 2.7″ | 15.4″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 21°F | 3.4″ | 10.3″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 31°F | 4.0″ | 2.0″ | 199 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 42°F | 4.3″ | 0.2″ | 236 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 51°F | 4.5″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 55°F | 4.7″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 54°F | 4.3″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 48°F | 4.0″ | — | 224 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 37°F | 3.9″ | 0.5″ | 161 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 28°F | 3.8″ | 5.6″ | 130 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 20°F | 3.6″ | 14.2″ | 80 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