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Jones, PA has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. In the summer months, the area is typically warm and humid with temperatures reaching up to the mid-80s Fahrenheit. Winters in Jones tend to be cold and snowy with average temperatures in the low 20s Fahrenheit. Spring and fall offer milder conditions with temperatures ranging between 40-60 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation throughout the year varies from light showers to heavy rain depending on the season.

Jones, Pennsylvania gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jones averages 69 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Jones. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jones 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 69 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Jones is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

8.8 Summer - 3.5 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Jones, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateJones, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  47.6 in.38.1 in.
  68.7 in.27.8 in.
  167.4 days106.2 days
  163 days205 days
  78.8°85.8°
  13.2°21.7°
  6.27
  3.44.3
  1633 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 Jones with an average high temperature of 78.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Jones, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jones are August, July and June.
In Jones, there are 0.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Jones with an average of 13.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Jones, there are 167.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Jones, there are 13.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Jones 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 Jones with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 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 47.6 inches in Jones means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
December is the rainiest month in Jones with 17.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.4 rainy days. There are 167.4 rainy days annually in Jones, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 68.7 inches in Jones means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Jones with 19.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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