Oil City, PA Climate


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Oil City, PA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons and varying temperatures throughout the year. Summers in Oil City are usually hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the mid-90s Fahrenheit (32-35 Celsius). Winters in Oil City are cold and snowy, producing an average of over 50 inches (127 cm) of snow annually. Spring usually brings mild conditions with temperatures ranging from the low 40s to mid-60s Fahrenheit (4-17 Celsius). Fall is cool and brisk with temperatures ranging between the upper 30s to mid-50s Fahrenheit (2-12 Celsius).

Oil City, Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oil City averages 62 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Oil City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oil City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 168 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 16
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 62 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Oil City is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.9 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Oil City, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOil City, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  45.3 in.38.1 in.
  62.1 in.27.8 in.
  167.5 days106.2 days
  163 days205 days
  81.3°85.8°
  15.9°21.7°
  6.57
  3.44.3
  1017 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 Oil City with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Oil City, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Oil City are June, August and July.
In Oil City, there are 4.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Oil City with an average of 15.9°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Oil City, there are 147.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Oil City, there are 8.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Oil City 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.
July is the wettest month in Oil City with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.3 inches in Oil City means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Oil City with 17.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.1 rainy days. There are 167.5 rainy days annually in Oil City, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 62.1 inches in Oil City means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Oil City with 17.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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This city is disgusting Watch Netflix cold case files- first episode first season. An 11 year old girl raped by 3 town residents who everyone knew - two brothers went  More

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There are no jobs here, the school system is terrible, the town is only getting deader, and even if you came to retire, the winters are long and harsh, the hospitals are  More

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Over 8 years ago

Oil City is full of wonderful history. Unfortunately that hay day is long gone. Still, it is a nice little town. Like anyplace where people live you have some crime but  More

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