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United States / Pennsylvania / No Metro Area / Bedford County / Defiance / Zip Codes
Defiance, PA is located in southeastern Pennsylvania and has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. The winters are cold with temperatures typically ranging between the mid-twenties to low thirties Fahrenheit while the summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures ranging from the high seventies to the low eighties Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, amounting to around 42 inches annually. Generally, snowfall varies from year to year but tends to range from 20-30 inches per season.

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

Defiance averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Defiance. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Defiance gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateDefiance, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  37.7 in.38.1 in.
  29.1 in.27.8 in.
  130.6 days106.2 days
  189 days205 days
  82.4°85.8°
  18.8°21.7°
  77
  3.64.3
  1020 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 Defiance with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Defiance, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Defiance are June, August and September.
In Defiance, there are 7.8 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 Defiance with an average of 18.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Defiance, there are 135.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Defiance, there are 2.5 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 Defiance 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 Defiance with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.7 inches in Defiance means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Defiance with 13.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 130.6 rainy days annually in Defiance, 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 29.1 inches in Defiance means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Defiance with 8.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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