Bridgeport, PA Climate


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Bridgeport, PA has a humid continental climate in which there are four distinct seasons. The summers tend to be hot and humid while the winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures occasionally dropping below freezing. During the spring and fall months, temperatures range from mild to cool with plenty of precipitation. Annual rainfall amounts can reach around 42 inches and snowfall averages around 25 inches per year. Temperatures during summer often exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit while winter lows usually stay within the 20s.

Bridgeport, Pennsylvania gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bridgeport averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Bridgeport. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bridgeport gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bridgeport is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.4 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Bridgeport, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBridgeport, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  46.9 in.38.1 in.
  16.6 in.27.8 in.
  113.5 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  87.2°85.8°
  21.2°21.7°
  7.27
  4.14.3
  92 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 Bridgeport with an average high temperature of 87.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Bridgeport, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bridgeport are September, May and June.
In Bridgeport, there are 25.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bridgeport with an average of 21.2°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Bridgeport, there are 115.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Bridgeport, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.9 inches in Bridgeport means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
April is the rainiest month in Bridgeport with 11.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 113.5 rainy days annually in Bridgeport, which is one of the least rainy places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 16.6 inches in Bridgeport means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Bridgeport with 7.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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