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United States / Pennsylvania / No Metro Area / Tioga County / Charleston / Zip Codes
Charleston, PA has a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers. The average temperatures range from 31°F in January to 76°F in July, with an annual average temperature of 54°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 40 inches annually. Summers are often hot and muggy, while winters can be cold and wet. Snowfall averages around 20 inches annually.

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

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

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Charleston. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Charleston gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 150 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 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 50 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Charleston is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Charleston, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCharleston, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  38.0 in.38.1 in.
  49.9 in.27.8 in.
  149.5 days106.2 days
  177 days205 days
  80.2°85.8°
  14.1°21.7°
  6.57
  3.34.3
  1398 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 Charleston with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Charleston, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Charleston are August, June and July.
In Charleston, there are 4.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Charleston with an average of 14.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Charleston, there are 156.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Charleston, there are 8.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Charleston 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 Charleston with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.0 inches in Charleston means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Charleston with 13.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 11.0 rainy days. There are 149.5 rainy days annually in Charleston, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 49.9 inches in Charleston means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Charleston with 12.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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