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United States / Pennsylvania / Bloomsburg-Berwick Metro Area / Columbia County / Buckhorn / Zip Codes
Buckhorn, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average temperatures in the summer range from lows of around 50°F to highs of around 80°F, while winter temperatures range from lows of around 15°F to highs of around 35°F. The area receives an average of 40 inches of precipitation per year, with most falling between April and September. Snowfall can vary greatly from year to year but generally totals around 30 inches annually.

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

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

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in Buckhorn. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buckhorn 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Buckhorn, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBuckhorn, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  43.8 in.38.1 in.
  31.8 in.27.8 in.
  123.2 days106.2 days
  178 days205 days
  82.8°85.8°
  17.7°21.7°
  6.97
  3.84.3
  600 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 Buckhorn with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Buckhorn, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Buckhorn are June, August and September.
In Buckhorn, there are 5.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Buckhorn with an average of 17.7°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Buckhorn, there are 135.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Buckhorn, there are 2.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Buckhorn 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.
June is the wettest month in Buckhorn with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 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 43.8 inches in Buckhorn means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Buckhorn with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 123.2 rainy days annually in Buckhorn, 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 31.8 inches in Buckhorn means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Buckhorn with 10.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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