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United States / Pennsylvania / Sunbury Metro Area / Northumberland County / Atlas / Zip Codes
Atlas, PA has a humid continental climate characterized by four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, while winters tend to be cold and snowy. The yearly average high temperature is around 68°F (20°C) and the average low is around 28°F (-2°C). Spring brings light rain showers in the warmer months, while fall brings crisp temperatures and beautiful foliage. Overall, Atlas, PA has mild yet variable weather patterns that make it an enjoyable place to live year-round.

Atlas, Pennsylvania gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Atlas averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 184 sunny days per year in Atlas. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Atlas gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Atlas is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Atlas, 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 Atlas with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Atlas, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Atlas are June, August and July.
In Atlas, there are 3.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Atlas with an average of 17.0°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Atlas, there are 138.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Atlas, there are 3.1 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 Atlas but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Atlas with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.4 inches in Atlas means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Atlas with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 124.0 rainy days annually in Atlas, 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 36.3 inches in Atlas means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Atlas with 11.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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