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United States / Pennsylvania / State College Metro Area / Centre County / Curtin / Zip Codes
Curtin, PA has a humid continental climate. Summers are warm and humid, while winters are cold with snowfall accumulations averaging around 19 inches annually. Average temperatures range from the low 30s in winter to the mid-80s in summer. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year, occurring mainly as rain showers or thunderstorms during the warm months and as snow during the cold months. Humidity levels can be quite high, especially during summer afternoons.

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

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

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Curtin. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Curtin gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 17
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Curtin, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCurtin, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  40.9 in.38.1 in.
  31.9 in.27.8 in.
  132.9 days106.2 days
  180 days205 days
  83.8°85.8°
  17.3°21.7°
  6.97
  3.64.3
  673 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 Curtin with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Curtin, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Curtin are June, September and August.
In Curtin, 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 Curtin with an average of 17.3°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Curtin, there are 139.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Curtin, there are 3.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Curtin is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Curtin with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.9 inches in Curtin means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Curtin with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 132.9 rainy days annually in Curtin, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 31.9 inches in Curtin means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Curtin with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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