Mansfield, PA Climate

Mansfield, PA has a generally temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically warm and humid, while winters tend to be cold and snowy. Average high temperatures in July range from the mid 70s to the low 80s Fahrenheit, while average low temperatures in January range from the low teens to the mid 20s. Spring brings pleasant weather with some rain showers, and autumn usually has cool nights and mild days. The amount of precipitation received each year is about 38 inches annually.

Mansfield, Pennsylvania gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mansfield averages 40 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Mansfield. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mansfield gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 148 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mansfield is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Mansfield, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Mansfield with an average high temperature of 81.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Mansfield, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mansfield are June, August and July.

In Mansfield, there are 4.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mansfield with an average of 14.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In Mansfield, there are 154.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In Mansfield, there are 8.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in Mansfield 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 Mansfield with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.7 inches in Mansfield means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in Mansfield with 13.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 148.2 rainy days annually in Mansfield, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer 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 40.3 inches in Mansfield means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Mansfield with 11.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.