Coal, PA Climate


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Coal, PA has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold, snowy winters. On average there are 4-5 months of the year which experience temperatures below freezing and July is typically the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 77°F. Precipitation ranges from around 3” in January to 4” in June with an annual average of 37”. The region experiences snowfall throughout winter with an average of 34” annually.

Coal, Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Coal averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 184 sunny days per year in Coal. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Coal gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 18
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Coal, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Coal with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Coal, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Coal are June, August and September.
In Coal, there are 5.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Coal with an average of 18.0°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Coal, there are 134.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Coal, there are 1.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Coal 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.
June is the wettest month in Coal with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.3 inches in Coal means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Coal with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 120.5 rainy days annually in Coal, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 32.7 inches in Coal means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Coal with 10.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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