Chest Springs, PA Climate


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Chest Springs, PA has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are generally warm and humid, with temperatures occasionally reaching the upper 80s and low 90s. Winters are usually cold but not severe, with temperatures dropping below freezing on occasion. Spring and fall are mild, though rain is common throughout the year. The region often experiences snowfall in winter months, which can bring about periods of icy conditions that can be dangerous for drivers.

Chest Springs, Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chest Springs averages 74 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 169 sunny days per year in Chest Springs. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chest Springs gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 159 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 74 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Chest Springs is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.9 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Chest Springs, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateChest Springs, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  45.0 in.38.1 in.
  74.0 in.27.8 in.
  159.0 days106.2 days
  169 days205 days
  80.8°85.8°
  16.3°21.7°
  6.57
  3.74.3
  1988 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 Chest Springs with an average high temperature of 80.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Chest Springs, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Chest Springs are June, August and July.
In Chest Springs, there are 2.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Chest Springs with an average of 16.3°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Chest Springs, there are 147.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Chest Springs, there are 6.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Chest Springs 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.
July is the wettest month in Chest Springs with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.0 inches in Chest Springs means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Chest Springs with 16.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.8 rainy days. There are 159.0 rainy days annually in Chest Springs, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 74.0 inches in Chest Springs means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Chest Springs with 20.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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