Bridgeville, PA Climate

Bridgeville, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The area gets around 44 inches of rain per year and an average of 64 inches of snowfall in the winter months. Summer temperatures often reach the mid-80s during the day and can dip into the 50s at night. Winters usually have temperatures below freezing at night, with high temperatures rarely reaching above 40°F during the day. The area also experiences moderate winds throughout the year.

Bridgeville, Pennsylvania gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bridgeville averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Bridgeville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bridgeville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 142 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bridgeville is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Bridgeville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bridgeville, Pennsylvania	United States
	37.0 in.	38.1 in.
	30.2 in.	27.8 in.
	141.8 days	106.2 days
	162 days	205 days
	83.5°	85.8°
	20.7°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.4	4.3
	860 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 Bridgeville with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Bridgeville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bridgeville are June, September and August.

In Bridgeville, there are 9.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bridgeville with an average of 20.7°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Bridgeville, there are 116.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Bridgeville, there are 1.9 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 Bridgeville 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 Bridgeville with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 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 37.0 inches in Bridgeville means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in Bridgeville with 14.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 141.8 rainy days annually in Bridgeville, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 30.2 inches in Bridgeville means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Bridgeville with 10.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.