Briar Creek, PA Climate


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Briar Creek borough, PA has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers in the area are warm and humid, with average temperatures reaching into the high 70s Fahrenheit but sometimes spiking to over 90 degrees. Winters are generally cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping as low as 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Spring and fall are milder, with temperatures usually ranging from 40-60 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the season. The area receives an average precipitation of about 42 inches per year, with most of it falling between April and October.

Briar Creek, Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Briar Creek averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in Briar Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Briar Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Briar Creek borough, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBriar Creek, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  42.8 in.38.1 in.
  32.0 in.27.8 in.
  122.8 days106.2 days
  182 days205 days
  81.6°85.8°
  16.2°21.7°
  6.97
  3.84.3
  495 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 Briar Creek borough with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Briar Creek borough, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Briar Creek borough are June, August and July.
In Briar Creek borough, there are 5.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Briar Creek borough with an average of 16.2°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Briar Creek borough, there are 140.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Briar Creek borough, there are 3.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Briar Creek borough but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Briar Creek borough with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.8 inches in Briar Creek borough means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Briar Creek borough with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 122.8 rainy days annually in Briar Creek borough, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 32.0 inches in Briar Creek borough means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Briar Creek borough with 11.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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