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United States / Pennsylvania / No Metro Area / Potter County / Austin / Zip Codes
Austin, PA has a temperate humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. On average, the hottest month of July has an average temperature of 73°F (23°C) while the coldest month of January sees temperatures dip down to 21°F (-6°C). All four seasons are present in Austin, PA and temperature variations throughout the year can be significant. Precipitation is spread out evenly throughout the year with averages ranging from 2 to 4 inches per month. Snowfall during winter months is typical with around 15 inches annually.

Austin, Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Austin averages 50 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Austin. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Austin gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 157 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 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 50 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Austin is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Austin, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAustin, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  41.6 in.38.1 in.
  49.9 in.27.8 in.
  157.3 days106.2 days
  175 days205 days
  80.1°85.8°
  14.2°21.7°
  6.47
  3.34.3
  1345 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 Austin with an average high temperature of 80.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Austin, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Austin are August, June and July.
In Austin, there are 2.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Austin with an average of 14.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Austin, there are 157.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Austin, there are 7.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Austin 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 Austin with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.6 inches in Austin means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
December is the rainiest month in Austin with 15.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.4 rainy days. There are 157.3 rainy days annually in Austin, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 49.9 inches in Austin means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Austin with 13.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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