Garrett, PA Climate


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Garrett, PA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Summers in the area are typically warm and muggy, with highs reaching the mid-80s on average. Winters are generally cold, with temperatures regularly dropping into the low teens and below. Snowfall is fairly common during the winter months, with a yearly average of around 40 inches. Precipitation is spread out throughout the year here, and humidity levels tend to remain high due to its close proximity to Lake Erie.

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

Garrett averages 72 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 155 sunny days per year in Garrett. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Garrett gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 149 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 18
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 72 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Garrett, 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 Garrett with an average high temperature of 80.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Garrett, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Garrett are August, June and July.
In Garrett, there are 1.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Garrett with an average of 17.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Garrett, there are 138.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Garrett, there are 4.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Garrett 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.
May is the wettest month in Garrett with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.1 inches in Garrett means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Garrett with 14.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 148.9 rainy days annually in Garrett, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 72.1 inches in Garrett means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Garrett with 20.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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