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United States / Pennsylvania / Pittsburgh Metro Area / Armstrong County / Atwood / Zip Codes
Atwood, PA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, with highs reaching into the mid-80s and lows in the mid-60s. Winters are cold, often below freezing, with occasional snowfall throughout the season. Spring brings moderate temperatures and some precipitation, while fall is usually sunny and crisp. The area typically sees plenty of sunshine year round, making it a pleasant place to live for many people.

Atwood, Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Atwood averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 164 sunny days per year in Atwood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Atwood gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 137 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Atwood is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.7 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Atwood, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAtwood, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.0 in.38.1 in.
  36.6 in.27.8 in.
  137.0 days106.2 days
  164 days205 days
  82.6°85.8°
  17.1°21.7°
  6.97
  3.64.3
  1227 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 Atwood with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Atwood, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Atwood are June, August and September.
In Atwood, there are 7.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Atwood with an average of 17.1°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Atwood, there are 145.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Atwood, there are 5.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Atwood is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Atwood with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.0 inches in Atwood means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Atwood with 13.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 137.0 rainy days annually in Atwood, which is about average compared to other 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 36.6 inches in Atwood means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Atwood with 12.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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