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United States / Pennsylvania / Pittsburgh Metro Area / Allegheny County / Glassport / Zip Codes
Glassport, PA has a humid continental climate which usually brings hot and humid summers with occasional thunderstorms, as well as cold and snowy winters. The average annual temperature is around 49°F (9°C), with July being the hottest month of the year averaging 74°F (23°C) and January being the coldest month of the year averaging 28°F (-2°C). Rainfall throughout the year is moderate, with an average of 36 inches per year. Snowfall can vary from season to season, but typically averages 24 inches annually.

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

Glassport averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Glassport. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Glassport gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 21
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Glassport is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Glassport, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Glassport with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Glassport, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Glassport are June, September and August.
In Glassport, there are 10.3 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 Glassport with an average of 21.1°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Glassport, there are 114.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Glassport, there are 1.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Glassport but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Glassport with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.9 inches in Glassport means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Glassport with 13.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 141.1 rainy days annually in Glassport, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.2 inches in Glassport means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Glassport with 6.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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