Blue Ball, PA Climate


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Blue Ball, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The area experiences precipitation year-round, with snow falling during much of the winter season. Summers in Blue Ball are usually hot and humid, while winter temperatures can drop to freezing or below on especially cold days. Spring and autumn tend to be mild and pleasant. Overall, Blue Ball enjoys a moderate climate ideal for outdoor activities throughout the year.

Blue Ball, Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Blue Ball averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Blue Ball. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blue Ball gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Blue Ball is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.8 Summer - 5.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Blue Ball, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBlue Ball, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  46.3 in.38.1 in.
  27.7 in.27.8 in.
  125.9 days106.2 days
  198 days205 days
  84.7°85.8°
  21.3°21.7°
  7.17
  3.84.3
  440 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 Blue Ball with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Blue Ball, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blue Ball are September, June and August.
In Blue Ball, there are 12.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Blue Ball with an average of 21.3°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Blue Ball, there are 107.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Blue Ball, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Blue Ball but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in Blue Ball with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.3 inches in Blue Ball means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Blue Ball with 12.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 125.9 rainy days annually in Blue Ball, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 27.7 inches in Blue Ball means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Blue Ball with 10.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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