Hot-summer humid continental
White Oak, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · Population 7.5k · 817 ft elevation
Living in White Oak
White Oak has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
White Oak at a glance
- Population
- 7.5k
- Elevation
- 817 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,331 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $145k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $999/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.70%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.570th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 69 per 100k21th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 824 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5252th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 755 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 3.0″ | 10.2″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 21°F | 2.5″ | 5.6″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 28°F | 3.2″ | 3.0″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 37°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 205 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 47°F | 4.0″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 56°F | 5.0″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.5″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 3.0″ | 0.7″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 25°F | 3.5″ | 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