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United States / Pennsylvania / Sunbury Metro Area / Northumberland County / Sunbury / Zip Codes
Sunbury, PA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from 20°F to 85°F throughout the year. The area gets moderate to heavy precipitation, typically in the form of rain, during all four seasons. Winters tend to be dryer than other times of the year while spring and summer months have the most rainfall. Sunshine is abundant in Sunbury with over two thousand hours of sunshine each year on average.

Sunbury, Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sunbury averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in Sunbury. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sunbury gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 19
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sunbury is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Sunbury, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSunbury, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  42.2 in.38.1 in.
  30.0 in.27.8 in.
  127.3 days106.2 days
  182 days205 days
  84.4°85.8°
  18.9°21.7°
  77
  3.84.3
  446 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 Sunbury with an average high temperature of 84.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Sunbury, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sunbury are June, September and August.
In Sunbury, there are 11.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sunbury with an average of 18.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Sunbury, there are 129.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Sunbury, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Sunbury but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Sunbury with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.2 inches in Sunbury means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Sunbury with 12.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 127.3 rainy days annually in Sunbury, which is about average compared to other 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 30.0 inches in Sunbury means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Sunbury with 11.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Landon · Sunbury, PA
Meh,
Over 15 years ago

Dont get me wrong, I like Sunbury. However, lately crime seems to be a bit higher, and it is definitely an economically repressed area. A lot of the major factories  More

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kristi · Sunbury, PA
Terrible place to live
Over 18 years ago

This town is the worst, aside from looking like a decent place if you are passing through there is nothing else. There is nothing to do for recreation, for kids or  More

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Jennifer · Montandon, PA
There's nothing here to offer, Run away as fast as
Over 19 years ago

I have lived in this area since I was born 23 years ago. The economy is horrible, the unemployment is high, there isn't any job growth, businesses are closing left and  More

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