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Visiting State College, PA


State College, as can be imagined from its name, is a college town, the home to the main campus of Penn State, one of the ten largest public universities in the United States. Downtown State College is home to hundreds of businesses that serve the university's students and professors, from boutique shops, to coffee houses, to theaters for the performing arts. The city is also home to the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, which brings 125,000 visitors to the downtown area each year.
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Weather

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Monthly Averages
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Nov
46°F 7°C
32°F 0°C
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Dec
36°F 2°C
24°F -4°C
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Jan
31°F 0°C
19°F -7°C
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Feb
35°F 1°C
21°F -6°C
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Mar
42°F 5°C
27°F -2°C
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Apr
56°F 13°C
38°F 3°C
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Extended Forecast
Tuesday
Nov 10
Hi:
61°F 16°C
Lo:
36°F 2°C
Wednesday
Nov 11
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49°F 9°C
Lo:
31°F 0°C
Thursday
Nov 12
Hi:
54°F 12°C
Lo:
32°F 0°C

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Ramada Inn & Conference Center State College

Nov 9, 2009

I stayed here while defending my dissertation at Penn State. It was okay for a one night stay. The first room I checked into was not clean, with an unmade bed and dirty cups and trash lying around....more

Courtyard by Marriott State College

4 of 5 stars
Minersville
Nov 2, 2009

I was very happy with our stay. We took our sixteen year old daughter to Penn State to see the volleyball team win yet again!! She loved it. It was a very clean place to stay and located in a...more

The Deli

2 of 5 stars
Pennsylvania
Oct 30, 2009

My wife and I met here on a blind date, so it's a very special place to us. However, each visit over the years seemed to get successively worse. One time they were out of many of that day's specials,...more

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