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United States / Pennsylvania / Lewistown Metro Area / Mifflin County / Burnham / Zip Codes
Burnham, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is typically around 83 degrees Fahrenheit and the average low temperature in the winter is 26 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year with an average of 4 inches of rain each month. Snowfall can occur between November to March, averaging 19 inches per season.

Burnham, Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Burnham averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Burnham. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Burnham gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 5.1 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Burnham, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBurnham, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  42.4 in.38.1 in.
  30.3 in.27.8 in.
  121.2 days106.2 days
  190 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  19.2°21.7°
  7.17
  3.94.3
  554 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 Burnham with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Burnham, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Burnham are June, September and August.
In Burnham, there are 10.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Burnham with an average of 19.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Burnham, there are 126.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Burnham, there are 1.9 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 Burnham 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 Burnham with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.4 inches in Burnham means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Burnham with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 121.2 rainy days annually in Burnham, which is less rainy than most 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 30.3 inches in Burnham means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Burnham with 10.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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