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United States / Pennsylvania / Pittsburgh Metro Area / Armstrong County / Gilpin / Zip Codes
Gilpin, PA has a humid continental climate due to its location in the Allegheny Plateau region of Pennsylvania. Summers are usually hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the mid 80s Fahrenheit, while winters tend to be cold and snowy with temperatures sometimes dropping below freezing. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, making Gilpin an ideal place for outdoor activities during all four seasons.

Gilpin, Pennsylvania gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Gilpin. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gilpin gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 146 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 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Gilpin, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGilpin, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  40.3 in.38.1 in.
  28.0 in.27.8 in.
  146.1 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  19.2°21.7°
  77
  3.64.3
  1153 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 Gilpin with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Gilpin, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gilpin are June, September and August.
In Gilpin, there are 9.4 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 Gilpin with an average of 19.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Gilpin, there are 129.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Gilpin, there are 4.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Gilpin 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.
June is the wettest month in Gilpin with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.3 inches in Gilpin means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Gilpin with 14.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 146.1 rainy days annually in Gilpin, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 28.0 inches in Gilpin means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Gilpin with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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