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United States / Pennsylvania / No Metro Area / Juniata County / Richfield / Zip Codes
Richfield, PA has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. It experiences significant precipitation year-round, with snowfall in the winter months and heavy rainfall during spring and summer. Average temperatures range from a low of 28°F in January to a high of 83°F in July. The average annual precipitation is 42 inches, with an average of 31 inches of snow per year. Wind is generally calm, but gusts occasionally reach up to 20 mph. Humidity levels are usually around 80%.

Richfield, Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Richfield averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Richfield. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Richfield gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Richfield, 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 Richfield with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Richfield, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Richfield are June, September and August.
In Richfield, there are 10.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Richfield with an average of 19.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Richfield, there are 127.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Richfield, there are 2.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Richfield 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 Richfield with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 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 44.5 inches in Richfield means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Richfield with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 122.1 rainy days annually in Richfield, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 29.3 inches in Richfield means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Richfield with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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