Hot-summer humid continental
Trafford, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Population 3.2k · 846 ft elevation
Living in Trafford
Trafford has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Trafford at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 846 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,331 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $143k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,010/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.52%74th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 76%4th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.588th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 218 per 100k59th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 373 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4645th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 722 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 22°F | 3.2″ | 10.2″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 22°F | 2.8″ | 5.6″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 29°F | 3.3″ | 3.0″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 39°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 205 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 51°F | 4.1″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 59°F | 4.6″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.8″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 3.4″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 3.4″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 33°F | 2.9″ | 0.7″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 27°F | 3.2″ | 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