Barr, PA Climate


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Barr, PA has a humid continental climate with temperatures ranging from hot summers to cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 75°F (24°C) while the average temperature in the winter is around 33°F (0.5°C). Rainfall occurs throughout the year, with averages reaching up to 4 inches per month. Snowfall does occur during the winter months, but very rarely accumulates more than 1-2 inches at a time. Temperatures often drop below freezing and residents can expect several days of snow each winter season.

Barr, Pennsylvania gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Barr averages 79 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 166 sunny days per year in Barr. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Barr gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 174 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 16
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 79 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Barr is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.7 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Barr, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBarr, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  46.8 in.38.1 in.
  79.0 in.27.8 in.
  173.6 days106.2 days
  166 days205 days
  80.3°85.8°
  16.4°21.7°
  6.37
  3.74.3
  1854 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 Barr with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Barr, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Barr are August, June and July.
In Barr, there are 2.2 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 Barr with an average of 16.4°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Barr, there are 147.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Barr, there are 5.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Barr 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.
July is the wettest month in Barr with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.8 inches in Barr means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Barr with 18.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.4 rainy days. There are 173.6 rainy days annually in Barr, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 79.0 inches in Barr means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Barr with 22.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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