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United States / Pennsylvania / No Metro Area / Bedford County / Schellsburg / Zip Codes
Schellsburg, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average temperatures in July are around 84°F during the day and 62°F at night, while average winter temperatures are around 32°F during the day and 16°F at night. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with an annual total of 40-44 inches of rain and snow. Snowfall averages around 41 inches annually.

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

Schellsburg averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Schellsburg. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Schellsburg gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Schellsburg, 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 Schellsburg with an average high temperature of 81.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Schellsburg, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Schellsburg are June, August and July.
In Schellsburg, there are 6.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Schellsburg with an average of 17.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Schellsburg, there are 139.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Schellsburg, there are 4.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Schellsburg 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.
May is the wettest month in Schellsburg with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.4 inches in Schellsburg means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Schellsburg with 13.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 132.2 rainy days annually in Schellsburg, 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 Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.9 inches in Schellsburg means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Schellsburg with 10.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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