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United States / Pennsylvania / Lewistown Metro Area / Mifflin County / Oliver township (Mifflin County) / Zip Codes
Oliver Township (Mifflin County) in Pennsylvania has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures average around 75°F during the day and drop to around 55°F at night. Winters are much colder with temperatures averaging around 35°F during the day and dropping to around 20°F at night. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread throughout the year, ranging from about 3 inches per month in the winter to 4 inches per month in the summer. Snowfall averages about 10-15 inches annually.

Oliver township (Mifflin County), Pennsylvania gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oliver township (Mifflin County) averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Oliver township (Mifflin County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oliver township (Mifflin County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 19
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Oliver township (Mifflin County) is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 5.2 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Oliver township (Mifflin County), while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Oliver township (Mifflin County) with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Oliver township (Mifflin County), there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Oliver township (Mifflin County) are June, September and August.
In Oliver township (Mifflin County), there are 10.5 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 Oliver township (Mifflin County) with an average of 19.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Oliver township (Mifflin County), there are 128.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Oliver township (Mifflin County), there are 2.1 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 Oliver township (Mifflin County) 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.
May is the wettest month in Oliver township (Mifflin County) with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.3 inches in Oliver township (Mifflin County) means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Oliver township (Mifflin County) with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 124.1 rainy days annually in Oliver township (Mifflin County), which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 25.4 inches in Oliver township (Mifflin County) means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Oliver township (Mifflin County) with 8.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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