Tioga, PA Climate

Tioga borough, PA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers in the area are warm and often humid, while winters are generally cold and snowy. Spring and fall weather is mild and pleasant, usually bringing changeable temperatures as well as seasonal rainfall. Precipitation in Tioga is evenly distributed throughout the year, with occasional snowfall even during the summer months. The region typically experiences some extreme weather such as heat waves, thunderstorms, blizzards, and hail storms.

Tioga, Pennsylvania gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tioga averages 44 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Tioga. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tioga gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Tioga borough is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Tioga borough, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Tioga, Pennsylvania	United States
	34.6 in.	38.1 in.
	44.0 in.	27.8 in.
	136.0 days	106.2 days
	179 days	205 days
	80.3°	85.8°
	13.7°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	3.3	4.3
	1033 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 Tioga borough with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Tioga borough, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tioga borough are August, June and July.

In Tioga borough, there are 4.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tioga borough with an average of 13.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In Tioga borough, there are 160.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In Tioga borough, there are 9.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in Tioga borough 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 Tioga borough with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.6 inches in Tioga borough means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.

June is the rainiest month in Tioga borough with 12.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 136.0 rainy days annually in Tioga borough, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 44.0 inches in Tioga borough means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Tioga borough with 11.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.