Harrison City, PA Climate


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Harrison City, PA has a warm and humid climate with hot summers and mild winters. Temperatures rarely dip below freezing during the winter months and have an average yearly temperature of around 57 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is spread evenly throughout the year with snowfall usually occurring in late December or early January. Summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures reaching as high as 90 degrees during July and August. The city experiences strong thunderstorms during late spring and summer, but overall the climate is quite pleasant throughout most of the year.

Harrison City, Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Harrison City averages 25 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 Harrison City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Harrison City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 149 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Harrison City is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Harrison City, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHarrison City, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  41.6 in.38.1 in.
  24.8 in.27.8 in.
  149.1 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  83.4°85.8°
  20.1°21.7°
  77
  3.54.3
  991 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 Harrison City with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Harrison City, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Harrison City are June, September and August.
In Harrison City, there are 8.3 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 Harrison City with an average of 20.1°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Harrison City, there are 123.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Harrison City, there are 3.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Harrison City but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Harrison City 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 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.6 inches in Harrison City means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Harrison City with 15.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 149.1 rainy days annually in Harrison City, 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 24.8 inches in Harrison City means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Harrison City with 8.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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