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United States / Pennsylvania / Sayre Metro Area / Bradford County / Columbia township (Bradford County) / Zip Codes
Columbia, PA is home to a humid continental climate that features four distinct seasons. Summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures often rising into the 80s and 90s, but nights are usually cooler due to its proximity to the Susquehanna River. Winters tend to be cold and snowy with temperatures reaching below freezing on average. Spring and autumn bring mild temperatures with occasional rain showers throughout the year.

Columbia township (Bradford County), Pennsylvania gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Columbia township (Bradford County) averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in Columbia township (Bradford County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Columbia township (Bradford County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 138 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 15
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Columbia is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Columbia, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Columbia with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Columbia, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Columbia are June, August and July.
In Columbia, there are 4.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Columbia with an average of 14.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Columbia, there are 155.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Columbia, there are 8.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Columbia 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 Columbia with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.5 inches in Columbia means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Columbia with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.9 rainy days. There are 138.3 rainy days annually in Columbia, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 39.3 inches in Columbia means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Columbia with 10.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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