New Sewickley, PA Climate


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New Sewickley, PA enjoys a typical temperate climate found in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Summers are warm and humid but often interrupted with cooler days due to passing storms. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping below freezing at night. Rainfall is frequent throughout the year and snowfall can be expected during the winter months. Springtime brings mild temperatures with occasional showers while autumn brings crisp cool air that ushers in beautiful changing colors of leaves on trees.

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

New Sewickley averages 21 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 New Sewickley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Sewickley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 147 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 21
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in New Sewickley, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNew Sewickley, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  38.4 in.38.1 in.
  20.8 in.27.8 in.
  147.2 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  82.6°85.8°
  20.5°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  1125 ft.2443 ft.
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 New Sewickley with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In New Sewickley, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for New Sewickley are June, September and August.
In New Sewickley, there are 6.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for New Sewickley with an average of 20.5°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In New Sewickley, there are 119.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In New Sewickley, there are 3.0 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 New Sewickley but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in New Sewickley with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.4 inches in New Sewickley means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in New Sewickley with 15.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 147.2 rainy days annually in New Sewickley, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.8 inches in New Sewickley means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in New Sewickley with 6.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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