Steuben, PA Climate


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Steuben, PA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. Average winter temperatures range from the low 20s to the low 40s Fahrenheit while summer temperatures typically range from the mid 60s to the mid 80s. Precipitation is abundant year-round, with snowfall in the winter months and frequent showers during spring and summer months. The city experiences four distinct seasons that bring plenty of sunshine and warmth in spring and summer, colorful foliage in autumn, and cold weather with occasional snowfalls in winter.

Steuben, Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Steuben averages 103 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 Steuben. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Steuben gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 170 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 17
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 103 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Steuben is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 3.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Steuben, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSteuben, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  46.2 in.38.1 in.
  103.2 in.27.8 in.
  170.4 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  80.2°85.8°
  16.5°21.7°
  6.37
  3.44.3
  1293 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 Steuben with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Steuben, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Steuben are August, June and July.
In Steuben, there are 2.1 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 Steuben with an average of 16.5°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Steuben, there are 140.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Steuben, there are 7.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Steuben 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 Steuben with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.2 inches in Steuben means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Steuben with 18.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 170.4 rainy days annually in Steuben, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 103.2 inches in Steuben means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. December is the snowiest month in Steuben with 28.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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