Licking Creek, PA Climate


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Licking Creek, PA has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. In the winter months temperatures can dip into the low twenties and thirties, while in the summer they climb into the high sixties and seventies. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with around three inches of rain or snow each month. Spring and fall are typically mild transitional seasons with temperatures ranging from cold to warm depending on the day. Licking Creek enjoys plenty of sunshine year round, averaging around two hundred sunny days a year.

Licking Creek, Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Licking Creek averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Licking Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Licking Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Licking Creek is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 5.3 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Licking Creek, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLicking Creek, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  39.2 in.38.1 in.
  23.1 in.27.8 in.
  124.0 days106.2 days
  196 days205 days
  84.1°85.8°
  20.5°21.7°
  7.17
  4.14.3
  895 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 Licking Creek with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Licking Creek, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Licking Creek are June, September and August.
In Licking Creek, there are 11.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Licking Creek with an average of 20.5°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Licking Creek, there are 122.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Licking Creek, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Licking Creek but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Licking Creek with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.2 inches in Licking Creek means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Licking Creek with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 124.0 rainy days annually in Licking Creek, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 23.1 inches in Licking Creek means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Licking Creek with 8.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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