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==Geography== {{More citations needed|section|date=July 2023}} Uniontown is located slightly west of the center of Fayette County at 39°54'0" [[Latitude|North]], 79°43'28" [[Longitude|West]] (39.900040, −79.724478).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is located {{convert|12|mi}} north of the [[West Virginia]] state line. [[File:Uniontown PA 2019 winter view.jpg|thumb|Looking East into Uniontown, with Chestnut Ridge in the distance and snow on the ground]] According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.29|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010" /> The city is {{convert|999|ft}} above sea level and rests at the base of [[Chestnut Ridge (Laurel Highlands)|Chestnut Ridge]], the westernmost ridge of the [[Appalachian Mountains]] to the east. The National Pike or Cumberland Road crossed over the mountains and passed through the area which became the center of Uniontown. The route is now Business Route 40, as the mainline of US 40 bypasses the city center to the south and west as a freeway loop called the George Marshall Parkway. ===Climate=== Uniontown is located in a transition between a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] Dfb) and a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] Cfa) with cold (sometimes freezing cold) to mild winters, owing its location near the mountains with average daytime temperatures running in the 30s to 40s °F (0–10 °C) and warm to hot and humid summers with average daytime temperatures running in the 70s to 80s °F (20–30 °C). [[File:Climatepa.png|thumb|Uniontown located in a transition between a humid continental and humid subtropical climate]] {{Weather box |location=Uniontown, Pennsylvania (1991–2020; extremes 1974–present |single line=yes |Jan record high F= 79 |Feb record high F= 77 |Mar record high F= 88 |Apr record high F = 93 |May record high F = 93 |Jun record high F = 97 |Jul record high F = 102 |Aug record high F = 102 |Sep record high F = 99 |Oct record high F = 95 |Nov record high F = 88 |Dec record high F = 77 |Jan high F = 39 |Feb high F = 42 |Mar high F = 51 |Apr high F = 63 |May high F = 72 |Jun high F = 80 |Jul high F = 84 |Aug high F = 83 |Sep high F = 76 |Oct high F = 65 |Nov high F = 54 |Dec high F = 42 |Jan mean F = 31 |Feb mean F = 33 |Mar mean F = 42 |Apr mean F = 53 |May mean F = 62 |Jun mean F = 70 |Jul mean F = 73 |Aug mean F = 72 |Sep mean F = 65 |Oct mean F = 54 |Nov mean F = 45 |Dec mean F = 35 |Jan low F = 20 |Feb low F = 22 |Mar low F = 28 |Apr low F = 37 |May low F = 46 |Jun low F = 56 |Jul low F = 60 |Aug low F = 59 |Sep low F = 51 |Oct low F = 40 |Nov low F = 32 |Dec low F = 24 |Jan record low F = -22 |Feb record low F = -16 |Mar record low F = -3 |Apr record low F = 15 |May record low F = 23 |Jun record low F = 33 |Jul record low F = 37 |Aug record low F = 34 |Sep record low F = 29 |Oct record low F = 16 |Nov record low F = -1 |Dec record low F = -14 |precipitation color = green |Jan precipitation inch = 3.10 |Feb precipitation inch = 2.79 |Mar precipitation inch = 3.67 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.68 |May precipitation inch = 4.46 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.26 |Jul precipitation inch = 4.57 |Aug precipitation inch = 3.52 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.35 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.98 |Nov precipitation inch = 3.66 |Dec precipitation inch = 3.07 |Jan snow inch = 8.4 |Feb snow inch = 7.2 |Mar snow inch = 4.6 |Apr snow inch = 0.4 |May snow inch = 0.0 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.0 |Nov snow inch = 0.9 |Dec snow inch = 4.4 |source=[https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=pbz NWS Pittsburgh - NOWData / XMACIS]}}
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