Hot-summer humid continental
State College, Pennsylvania
Centre County, Pennsylvania · Population 41k · 1,152 ft elevation
Living in State College
State College has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
State College is an outdoor hub: about 26% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,400 ft around town.
State College at a glance
- Population
- 41k
- Elevation
- 1,152 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,241 hrs1th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $414k74th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,229/mo53th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.06%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.097th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%58th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 171 per 100k49th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 940 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 24%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 26%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,411 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 21°F | 2.9″ | 11.3″ | 101 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 22°F | 2.5″ | 11.6″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 28°F | 3.4″ | 9.4″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | 0.9″ | 198 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 50°F | 3.6″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 54°F | 4.0″ | — | 224 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 43°F | 3.5″ | 0.4″ | 161 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | 2.6″ | 130 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 26°F | 3.2″ | 7.6″ | 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