Markleysburg, PA Climate


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Markleysburg, PA is located in the great Appalachian Mountains, and has a humid continental climate. This type of climate has four distinct seasons: winter, spring, summer, and fall. Winters tend to be cold and snowy while summers are warm and humid. During spring and fall months temperatures can be mild and sunny days are common with occasional showers or thunderstorms. All in all, this area experiences a variety of weather throughout the year making it a great place to explore outdoors.

Markleysburg, Pennsylvania gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Markleysburg averages 100 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 Markleysburg. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Markleysburg gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 173 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 100 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Markleysburg is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.7 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Markleysburg, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMarkleysburg, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  51.7 in.38.1 in.
  100.1 in.27.8 in.
  172.9 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  77.8°85.8°
  16.8°21.7°
  6.37
  3.64.3
  2024 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 Markleysburg with an average high temperature of 77.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Markleysburg, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Markleysburg are July, August and June.
In Markleysburg, there are 0.6 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 Markleysburg with an average of 16.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Markleysburg, there are 143.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Markleysburg, there are 6.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Markleysburg 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 Markleysburg with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.7 inches in Markleysburg means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Markleysburg with 18.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 11.4 rainy days. There are 172.9 rainy days annually in Markleysburg, 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 Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 100.1 inches in Markleysburg means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Markleysburg with 28.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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