Elk Creek, PA Climate


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Elk Creek, PA has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically warm and humid, while winters are generally mild with temperatures rarely going below freezing. Spring and fall bring cooler days with occasional rain showers. The area experiences an average of 40 inches of rainfall per year; most of which is concentrated in late spring and early summer months. The area also enjoys an average 260 days of sunshine each year.

Elk Creek, Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elk Creek averages 99 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Elk Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elk Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 173 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 99 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 3.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Elk Creek, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateElk Creek, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  43.1 in.38.1 in.
  98.8 in.27.8 in.
  172.8 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  80.4°85.8°
  16.8°21.7°
  6.37
  3.54.3
  1122 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 Elk Creek with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Elk Creek, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Elk Creek are August, June and July.
In Elk Creek, there are 3.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Elk Creek with an average of 16.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Elk Creek, there are 137.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Elk Creek, there are 6.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Elk Creek 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.
September is the wettest month in Elk Creek with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.1 inches in Elk Creek means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Elk Creek with 19.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.5 rainy days. There are 172.8 rainy days annually in Elk Creek, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 98.8 inches in Elk Creek means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Elk Creek with 30.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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