Crawford, PA Climate


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Crawford, PA has a humid continental climate, with hot and humid summers and cold, snowy winters. Crawford typically gets an average of 37 inches of rain and 51 inches of snowfall per year. Spring and fall months are generally mild, but can feature extreme temperatures on either end. Summer days often reach the mid to upper 80s, with nights cooling off into the low 60s. Winter days often stay below freezing, with lows dipping well into the single digits at night.

Crawford, Pennsylvania gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Crawford averages 32 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 Crawford. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Crawford gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 19
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateCrawford, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  41.3 in.38.1 in.
  32.2 in.27.8 in.
  133.1 days106.2 days
  177 days205 days
  84.4°85.8°
  19.0°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  1080 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 Crawford with an average high temperature of 84.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Crawford, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Crawford are June, September and August.
In Crawford, there are 14.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Crawford with an average of 19.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Crawford, there are 126.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Crawford, there are 2.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Crawford 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 Crawford with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.3 inches in Crawford means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Crawford with 13.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 133.1 rainy days annually in Crawford, which is about average compared to other 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 32.2 inches in Crawford means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Crawford with 9.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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