Otto, PA Climate


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The climate in Otto, PA is marked by four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid with high temperatures ranging from 75-80°F (24-27°C). Winters are cold and snowy with lows occasionally reaching 0°F (-18°C). Spring and autumn are mild with comfortable temperatures usually around 50-60°F (10-16°C). There is an average of 36 inches (91 cm) of precipitation each year, mostly in the form of snow during the winter months.

Otto, Pennsylvania gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Otto averages 73 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 158 sunny days per year in Otto. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Otto gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 165 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 73 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Otto is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

8.8 Summer - 3.6 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Otto, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Otto with an average high temperature of 79.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Otto, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Otto are August, July and June.
In Otto, there are 1.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Otto with an average of 12.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Otto, there are 167.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Otto, there are 13.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Otto 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.
June is the wettest month in Otto with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.5 inches in Otto means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
December is the rainiest month in Otto with 16.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.9 rainy days. There are 165.4 rainy days annually in Otto, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 72.9 inches in Otto means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Otto with 19.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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