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United States / Pennsylvania / Pottsville Metro Area / Schuylkill County / Mechanicsville / Zip Codes
Mechanicsville, PA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is 85°F (29°C) while the average low is 59°F (15°C). In the winter months, the average high temperature is around 37°F (3°C) and the average low is 19°F (-7°C). Precipitation levels are fairly consistent throughout the year, with an average of 40 inches (101 cm) each year. Snowfall accumulation can vary greatly between seasons, ranging from 6 inches (15 cm) to 30 inches (76 cm).

Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mechanicsville averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Mechanicsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mechanicsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 20
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 5 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Mechanicsville, 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 Mechanicsville with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Mechanicsville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mechanicsville are June, September and August.
In Mechanicsville, there are 10.4 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 Mechanicsville with an average of 19.7°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Mechanicsville, there are 119.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Mechanicsville, there are 1.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Mechanicsville 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 Mechanicsville with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 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 50.3 inches in Mechanicsville means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Mechanicsville with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 125.1 rainy days annually in Mechanicsville, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 37.2 inches in Mechanicsville means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Mechanicsville with 11.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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