Nanty-Glo, PA Climate


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Nanty-Glo, PA enjoys a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures in the mid-80s to 90s while winters are cold and snowy with temperatures staying around the low 30s. Spring brings mild weather and rain while fall is generally cool and dry. The area receives 40 inches of precipitation annually, which is evenly spread throughout the year, with snowfall averaging 25 inches per season.

Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Nanty-Glo averages 81 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 168 sunny days per year in Nanty-Glo. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Nanty-Glo gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 176 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 17
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 81 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Nanty-Glo 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 Nanty-Glo, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNanty-Glo, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  46.0 in.38.1 in.
  80.7 in.27.8 in.
  176.1 days106.2 days
  168 days205 days
  79.4°85.8°
  16.6°21.7°
  6.37
  3.74.3
  1813 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 Nanty-Glo with an average high temperature of 79.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Nanty-Glo, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Nanty-Glo are August, July and June.
In Nanty-Glo, there are 0.9 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 Nanty-Glo with an average of 16.6°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Nanty-Glo, there are 144.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Nanty-Glo, there are 5.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Nanty-Glo 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 Nanty-Glo with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.0 inches in Nanty-Glo means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Nanty-Glo with 19.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.4 rainy days. There are 176.1 rainy days annually in Nanty-Glo, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 80.7 inches in Nanty-Glo means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Nanty-Glo with 23.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 15 years ago

Nanty Glo needs to seriously revamp their school system and the people who control it. There are way too many people who are all related running the school district and  More

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