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United States / Pennsylvania / No Metro Area / Susquehanna County / Gibson township (Susquehanna County) / Zip Codes
Gibson Township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania has a humid continental climate with cooler summers and mild to cold winters. The average winter temperature is around 23°F (-5°C), while the average summer temperature is around 66°F (19°C). Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of about 41 inches (104 cm) per year. Springtime can be quite wet, followed by a warm, humid summer. Snowfall can vary from season to season but typically averages around 54 inches (137 cm).

Gibson township (Susquehanna County), Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gibson township (Susquehanna County) averages 73 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in Gibson township (Susquehanna County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gibson township (Susquehanna County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 153 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 73 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gibson township (Susquehanna County) is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.7 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Gibson township (Susquehanna County), while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Gibson township (Susquehanna County) with an average high temperature of 78.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Gibson township (Susquehanna County), there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gibson township (Susquehanna County) are August, July and June.
In Gibson township (Susquehanna County), there are 1.9 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 Gibson township (Susquehanna County) with an average of 11.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Gibson township (Susquehanna County), there are 162.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Gibson township (Susquehanna County), there are 12.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Gibson township (Susquehanna County) 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 Gibson township (Susquehanna County) with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 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 45.4 inches in Gibson township (Susquehanna County) means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Gibson township (Susquehanna County) with 14.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 11.4 rainy days. There are 153.2 rainy days annually in Gibson township (Susquehanna County), which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring 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 72.9 inches in Gibson township (Susquehanna County) means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Gibson township (Susquehanna County) with 20.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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