Hot-summer humid continental
West View, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · Population 6.6k · 1,145 ft elevation
Living in West View
West View has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
West View at a glance
- Population
- 6.6k
- Elevation
- 1,145 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,331 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $210k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $963/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.28%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.494th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%58th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 78%
- Violent crime rate
- 126 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 550 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4645th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 19°F | 3.4″ | 13.3″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 20°F | 2.8″ | 11.7″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 28°F | 3.2″ | 7.6″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 38°F | 3.2″ | 1.0″ | 205 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 3.5″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 3.5″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 60°F | 3.3″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.2″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 2.8″ | 0.4″ | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 32°F | 2.8″ | 2.4″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 25°F | 3.0″ | 7.7″ | 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