Central City, PA Climate


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Central City, PA has a humid continental climate. Summers in Central City are typically hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the high 80s and low 90s. Winters in Central City can be cold but mild, with temperatures usually ranging from the mid-30s to the mid-50s. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with occasional snowfalls occurring from December through March. The area generally receives around 40 inches of rain annually.

Central City, Pennsylvania gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Central City averages 105 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 155 sunny days per year in Central City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Central City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 158 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 105 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Central City is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 3.6 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Central City, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCentral City, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  40.7 in.38.1 in.
  105.0 in.27.8 in.
  157.8 days106.2 days
  155 days205 days
  77.1°85.8°
  16.4°21.7°
  6.37
  3.54.3
  2185 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 Central City with an average high temperature of 77.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Central City, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Central City are July, August and June.
In Central City, there are 0.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Central City with an average of 16.4°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Central City, there are 141.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Central City, there are 4.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Central City is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Central City with 4.5 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 40.7 inches in Central City means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Central City with 18.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 157.8 rainy days annually in Central City, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 105.0 inches in Central City means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Central City with 31.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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