Eau Claire, PA Climate


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Eau Claire, PA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer ranges from the high 70s to low 80s, and in the winter temperatures drop as low as the mid-teens. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with an average of around 40 inches annually. Snowfall is also common during the winter months, with an average of about 32 inches each season. There are also occasional thunderstorms that occur during the summer months. Overall, Eau Claire provides a comfortable climate with a good balance of warm summers and cold winters.

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

Eau Claire averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Eau Claire. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Eau Claire 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Eau Claire is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Eau Claire, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEau Claire, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.1 in.38.1 in.
  44.9 in.27.8 in.
  159.4 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  81.9°85.8°
  17.2°21.7°
  6.67
  3.54.3
  1519 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 Eau Claire with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Eau Claire, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Eau Claire are June, August and July.
In Eau Claire, there are 6.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Eau Claire with an average of 17.2°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Eau Claire, there are 140.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Eau Claire, there are 6.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Eau Claire 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.
June is the wettest month in Eau Claire with 4.7 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 44.1 inches in Eau Claire means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Eau Claire with 16.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 159.4 rainy days annually in Eau Claire, which is one of the rainiest 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 44.9 inches in Eau Claire means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Eau Claire with 13.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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