Gaskill, PA Climate


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United States / Pennsylvania / No Metro Area / Jefferson County / Gaskill / Zip Codes
Gaskill, PA has a continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Average temperatures in January range from 24 to 27°F (-4 to -3°C), while July averages range from 72-77°F (22-25°C). The area receives an average of 35 inches (89 cm) of precipitation each year, most of which falls during the summer months. Gaskill also experiences all four seasons throughout the year, including winter snowfall and summer thunderstorms.

Gaskill, Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gaskill averages 49 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 Gaskill. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gaskill gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 167 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 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 49 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Gaskill, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGaskill, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  46.2 in.38.1 in.
  49.3 in.27.8 in.
  167.0 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  80.7°85.8°
  16.2°21.7°
  6.57
  3.54.3
  1714 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 Gaskill with an average high temperature of 80.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Gaskill, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gaskill are June, August and July.
In Gaskill, there are 4.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gaskill with an average of 16.2°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Gaskill, there are 148.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Gaskill, there are 6.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Gaskill 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 Gaskill with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.2 inches in Gaskill means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Gaskill with 17.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.7 rainy days. There are 167.0 rainy days annually in Gaskill, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 49.3 inches in Gaskill means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Gaskill with 14.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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