Carbon, PA Climate


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Carbon, PA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Winters in this area are typically cold with occasional snowfall. Summers can be hot and humid but generally pleasant. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year but peaks during the late spring and early summer months. Temperatures range from an average low of 24 degrees Fahrenheit in January to an average high of 83 degrees Fahrenheit in July.

Carbon, Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Carbon averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Carbon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carbon gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 19
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 5.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Carbon, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCarbon, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  38.7 in.38.1 in.
  25.5 in.27.8 in.
  129.6 days106.2 days
  195 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  19.0°21.7°
  7.17
  3.44.3
  1597 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 Carbon with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Carbon, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Carbon are June, September and August.
In Carbon, there are 8.5 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 Carbon with an average of 19.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Carbon, there are 130.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Carbon, there are 2.3 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 Carbon 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.
May is the wettest month in Carbon with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.7 inches in Carbon means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Carbon with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 129.6 rainy days annually in Carbon, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 25.5 inches in Carbon means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Carbon with 8.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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