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United States / Pennsylvania / DuBois Metro Area / Clearfield County / Mahaffey / Zip Codes
Mahaffey, PA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average high temperature in the summer is around 75°F while the average low temperature in the winter is around 20°F. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of just less than 40 inches per year. Snowfall also occurs during the winter season, with an average of 25 inches per year.

Mahaffey, Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mahaffey averages 56 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Mahaffey. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mahaffey 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 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 56 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mahaffey is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.9 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Mahaffey, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMahaffey, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  43.9 in.38.1 in.
  55.6 in.27.8 in.
  166.7 days106.2 days
  180 days205 days
  80.5°85.8°
  16.2°21.7°
  6.47
  3.44.3
  1316 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 Mahaffey with an average high temperature of 80.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Mahaffey, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mahaffey are August, June and July.
In Mahaffey, there are 3.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mahaffey with an average of 16.2°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Mahaffey, there are 148.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Mahaffey, there are 5.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Mahaffey 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.
July is the wettest month in Mahaffey with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.9 inches in Mahaffey means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Mahaffey with 17.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.3 rainy days. There are 166.7 rainy days annually in Mahaffey, which is one of the rainiest 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 55.6 inches in Mahaffey means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Mahaffey with 15.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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G Mahaffey · Greensboro, NC
YOUR TOWN IS MY LAST NAME
Over 16 years ago

My ancestors came from County Dunnagal, Ireland in the late 1700's. Nothing much there but hill and rock; and oppression. Many stayed in Lancaster. Others moved toward  More

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