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United States / Pennsylvania / Indiana Metro Area / Indiana County / Grant / Zip Codes
Grant, PA is located in the northern region of Pennsylvania. The climate in Grant is generally temperate with cold winters and warm-to-hot summers. Average winter temperatures range from 20°F to 40°F, while summer temperatures range from 70°F to 90°F. Precipitation levels are moderate year round, with winter snowfall accounting for much of the annual total. Spring and summer bring frequent showers and thunderstorms. Overall, Grant experiences a comfortable climate that supports a variety of outdoor activities throughout the year.

Grant, Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Grant averages 54 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 Grant. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grant gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 166 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 16
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 54 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Grant, while January and December 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 Grant with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Grant, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Grant are June, August and July.
In Grant, there are 5.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Grant with an average of 16.2°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Grant, there are 150.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Grant, there are 6.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Grant is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Grant with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.4 inches in Grant means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Grant with 17.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.8 rainy days. There are 165.7 rainy days annually in Grant, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 53.7 inches in Grant means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Grant with 15.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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