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United States / Pennsylvania / Williamsport Metro Area / Lycoming County / Plunketts Creek / Zip Codes
Plunketts Creek, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperatures range between 30°F and 80°F throughout the year. Precipitation is spread evenly throughout the year, with occasional snowfall during the winter months. The area typically experiences mild wind speeds, but stronger gusts can occur during thunderstorms. Humidity levels are generally moderate, making for pleasant weather conditions most of the year.

Plunketts Creek, Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Plunketts Creek averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Plunketts Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Plunketts Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Plunketts Creek 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 Plunketts Creek, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePlunketts Creek, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  41.8 in.38.1 in.
  32.6 in.27.8 in.
  134.6 days106.2 days
  177 days205 days
  84.5°85.8°
  19.5°21.7°
  77
  3.84.3
  1252 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 Plunketts Creek with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Plunketts Creek, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Plunketts Creek are June, September and August.
In Plunketts Creek, there are 14.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Plunketts Creek with an average of 19.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Plunketts Creek, there are 124.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Plunketts Creek, there are 1.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Plunketts Creek 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.
September is the wettest month in Plunketts Creek with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.8 inches in Plunketts Creek means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Plunketts Creek with 13.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 134.6 rainy days annually in Plunketts Creek, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 32.6 inches in Plunketts Creek means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Plunketts Creek with 9.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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