Port Allegany, PA Climate


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The climate of Port Allegany, PA is typically humid continental, characterized by four distinct seasons. The hottest months are June through August with temperatures ranging between 80 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. In the winter, temperatures drop to around 20 degrees Fahrenheit on average. Snow is common throughout the season, usually beginning in late November and ending in mid-April. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of 40 inches per year spread out evenly among all four seasons.

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

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

On average, there are 158 sunny days per year in Port Allegany. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Port Allegany gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 160 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 14
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 Port Allegany is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 3.9 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Port Allegany, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePort Allegany, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.4 in.38.1 in.
  55.6 in.27.8 in.
  160.0 days106.2 days
  158 days205 days
  79.4°85.8°
  13.9°21.7°
  6.47
  3.14.3
  1480 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 Port Allegany with an average high temperature of 79.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Port Allegany, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Port Allegany are August, July and June.
In Port Allegany, there are 1.0 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 Port Allegany with an average of 13.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Port Allegany, there are 163.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Port Allegany, there are 9.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Port Allegany 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 Port Allegany with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.4 inches in Port Allegany means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
December is the rainiest month in Port Allegany with 15.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.6 rainy days. There are 160.0 rainy days annually in Port Allegany, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 55.6 inches in Port Allegany means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Port Allegany with 14.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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