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United States / Pennsylvania / State College Metro Area / Centre County / Nittany / Zip Codes
Nittany, PA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average winter temperature is around 25°F (-4°C), while the average summer temperature is around 75°F (24°C). The area experiences significant precipitation throughout the year, with moderate snowfall in the winter months. Overall, Nittany has mild weather conditions that make it ideal for outdoor activities during the summer months.

Nittany, Pennsylvania gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Nittany averages 32 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 Nittany. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Nittany gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 17
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Nittany, 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 Nittany with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Nittany, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Nittany are June, September and August.
In Nittany, 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 Nittany with an average of 17.3°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Nittany, there are 139.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Nittany, there are 3.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Nittany 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.
June is the wettest month in Nittany with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.9 inches in Nittany means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Nittany with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 133.0 rainy days annually in Nittany, 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 Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 31.8 inches in Nittany means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Nittany with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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