Scrubgrass, PA Climate


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Scrubgrass, PA enjoys a humid continental climate characterized by warm summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures can reach into the upper 80s Fahrenheit while in the winter temperatures drop below freezing on a regular basis. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with snowfall occurring during the colder months. The sun is shining for an average of 200 days per year, giving residents plenty of opportunities to enjoy the outdoors.

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

Scrubgrass averages 47 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Scrubgrass. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Scrubgrass gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 163 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 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Scrubgrass is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Scrubgrass, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateScrubgrass, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.8 in.38.1 in.
  46.5 in.27.8 in.
  162.9 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  82.1°85.8°
  17.5°21.7°
  6.67
  3.44.3
  1216 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 Scrubgrass with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Scrubgrass, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Scrubgrass are June, August and July.
In Scrubgrass, there are 6.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Scrubgrass with an average of 17.5°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Scrubgrass, there are 138.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Scrubgrass, there are 5.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Scrubgrass 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 Scrubgrass with 4.8 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 44.8 inches in Scrubgrass means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Scrubgrass with 16.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.0 rainy days. There are 162.9 rainy days annually in Scrubgrass, 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 46.5 inches in Scrubgrass means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Scrubgrass with 13.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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