Belle Vernon, PA Climate


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Belle Vernon, PA has a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit and the average low temperature in the winter months is around 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation levels are quite varied throughout the year, with most of it occurring during the summer when thunderstorms are common. Average snowfall for Belle Vernon is between 30-35 inches a year with some years receiving more than 40 inches. Overall, Belle Vernon has four distinct seasons with temperatures that range from hot to cold depending on the time of year.

Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Belle Vernon averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 157 sunny days per year in Belle Vernon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Belle Vernon gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 144 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 5 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Belle Vernon, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBelle Vernon, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  38.4 in.38.1 in.
  17.3 in.27.8 in.
  144.0 days106.2 days
  157 days205 days
  83.1°85.8°
  21.1°21.7°
  7.17
  3.64.3
  810 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 Belle Vernon with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Belle Vernon, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Belle Vernon are June, September and August.
In Belle Vernon, there are 7.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Belle Vernon with an average of 21.1°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Belle Vernon, there are 115.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Belle Vernon, there are 1.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Belle Vernon but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Belle Vernon with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.4 inches in Belle Vernon means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Belle Vernon with 14.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 144.0 rainy days annually in Belle Vernon, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.3 inches in Belle Vernon means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Belle Vernon with 6.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Having lived in Belle Vernon in the late 1970s, then moving back to Arizona where I was raised, I can say without hesitation, that Belle Vernon is a wonderful place to  More

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