Montrose, PA Climate


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United States / Pennsylvania / No Metro Area / Susquehanna County / Montrose / Zip Codes
Montrose, PA has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperatures range from the upper 30s during winter to the lower 80s during summer, although temperatures can occasionally drop below 0°F in the winter months and rise above 90°F for short periods in the summer. The area receives significant rainfall throughout the year, with an average of over 40 inches per year. Snowfall usually begins in late October or early November and continues until April or May, with an average snowfall of around 50 inches each year. Montrose is generally a comfortable place to live with mild seasons and plenty of precipitation throughout the year.

Montrose, Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Montrose averages 79 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in Montrose. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Montrose gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 157 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 79 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Montrose is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Montrose, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMontrose, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.5 in.38.1 in.
  78.6 in.27.8 in.
  156.7 days106.2 days
  165 days205 days
  78.0°85.8°
  12.4°21.7°
  6.17
  3.34.3
  1663 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Montrose with an average high temperature of 78.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Montrose, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Montrose are July, August and June.
In Montrose, there are 1.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Montrose with an average of 12.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Montrose, there are 159.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Montrose, there are 11.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Montrose is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Montrose with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.5 inches in Montrose means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Montrose with 15.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 11.3 rainy days. There are 156.7 rainy days annually in Montrose, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 78.6 inches in Montrose means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Montrose with 21.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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