Shohola, PA Climate


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Shohola, PA has a humid continental climate, characterized by warm summers and cold winters. It has four distinct seasons with an average temperature of 15F in the winter months and 75F during the summer months. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, and Shohola experiences about 43 inches of rain on an annual basis. The area typically gets significant snowfall each winter season, averaging out around 50 inches each year. Generally speaking, the climate in Shohola is mild to moderate when compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

Shohola, Pennsylvania gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Shohola averages 53 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Shohola. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shohola gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Shohola is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.2 Summer - 4.5 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Shohola, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateShohola, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  47.8 in.38.1 in.
  52.9 in.27.8 in.
  126.0 days106.2 days
  189 days205 days
  80.2°85.8°
  14.8°21.7°
  6.77
  3.84.3
  636 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 Shohola with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Shohola, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Shohola are August, July and June.
In Shohola, there are 3.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Shohola with an average of 14.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Shohola, there are 146.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Shohola, there are 4.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Shohola 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.
September is the wettest month in Shohola with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.8 inches in Shohola means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Shohola with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 126.0 rainy days annually in Shohola, 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 52.9 inches in Shohola means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Shohola with 15.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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