Sweden Valley, PA Climate


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United States / Pennsylvania / No Metro Area / Potter County / Sweden Valley / Zip Codes
Sweden Valley, PA has a humid continental climate with warm and humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature ranges from 24°F in January to 71°F in July. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, although summer is usually the wettest season. Snowfall is common during the winter months, with an average of around 36 inches per year. Although temperatures can reach extreme levels in both summer and winter, generally the area has pleasant weather year round.

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

Sweden Valley averages 59 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 172 sunny days per year in Sweden Valley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sweden Valley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 149 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 59 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 3.8 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Sweden Valley, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSweden Valley, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  41.8 in.38.1 in.
  59.3 in.27.8 in.
  149.2 days106.2 days
  172 days205 days
  77.6°85.8°
  13.6°21.7°
  6.37
  3.34.3
  1788 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 Sweden Valley with an average high temperature of 77.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Sweden Valley, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sweden Valley are July, August and June.
In Sweden Valley, there are 0.6 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 Sweden Valley with an average of 13.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Sweden Valley, there are 160.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Sweden Valley, there are 8.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Sweden Valley 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.
June is the wettest month in Sweden Valley with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.8 inches in Sweden Valley means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Sweden Valley with 14.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.1 rainy days. There are 149.2 rainy days annually in Sweden Valley, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 59.3 inches in Sweden Valley means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Sweden Valley with 14.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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