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United States / Pennsylvania / Bloomsburg-Berwick Metro Area / Columbia County / Locustdale / Zip Codes
Locustdale, PA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Rainfall is generally abundant throughout the year, making it a popular destination for those looking to enjoy the outdoors. Summers are generally hot and humid, with July usually being the warmest month. Winters are usually cold and snowy, but temperatures rarely drop below freezing due to its location near the Atlantic Ocean. The area is known for its milder weather compared to other parts of Pennsylvania, making it an ideal place for outdoor activities like hiking, camping, and fishing.

Locustdale, Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Locustdale averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Locustdale. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Locustdale gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Locustdale is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Locustdale, 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 Locustdale with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Locustdale, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Locustdale are June, August and September.
In Locustdale, there are 5.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Locustdale with an average of 17.9°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Locustdale, there are 134.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Locustdale, there are 2.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Locustdale 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.
June is the wettest month in Locustdale with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.3 inches in Locustdale means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Locustdale with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 126.8 rainy days annually in Locustdale, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 33.8 inches in Locustdale means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Locustdale with 10.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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