Hot-summer humid continental
West Newton, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Population 2.6k · 774 ft elevation
Living in West Newton
West Newton 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 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ 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.
West Newton at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 774 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,331 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $130k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $639/mo2th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.14%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 76%4th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.475th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 155 per 100k45th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 503 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,181 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 2.9″ | 5.7″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 22°F | 2.4″ | 7.2″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 29°F | 3.1″ | 4.6″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 38°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 205 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 4.3″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 4.4″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 3.6″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 54°F | 3.5″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 42°F | 3.0″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 0.5″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 2.9″ | 3.3″ | 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