Granville CDP (Mifflin County), PA Climate


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United States / Pennsylvania / Lewistown Metro Area / Mifflin County / Granville CDP (Mifflin County) / Zip Codes
Granville, PA has a humid continental climate with cold and snowy winters and warm and humid summers. Average winter temperatures range from 22°F to 37°F while in the summer, temperatures range from 58°F to 83°F. Rainfall is quite consistent throughout the year, with an average of 4 inches each month. Granville also receives relatively high amounts of snow during the winter months, with an average yearly total of around 46 inches. The area is also prone to strong thunderstorms during the summer months, so it's important to be prepared for inclement weather while visiting or living in Granville.

Granville CDP (Mifflin County), Pennsylvania gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Granville CDP (Mifflin County) averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Granville CDP (Mifflin County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Granville CDP (Mifflin County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Granville is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 5.1 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Granville, 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 Granville with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Granville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Granville are June, September and August.
In Granville, there are 10.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Granville with an average of 19.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Granville, there are 126.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Granville, there are 1.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Granville 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.
May is the wettest month in Granville with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.7 inches in Granville means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Granville with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 121.0 rainy days annually in Granville, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 28.7 inches in Granville means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Granville with 10.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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