Tell, PA Climate


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Tell, PA has a humid continental climate that is characterized by warm summers and cold winters. The summers are typically hot and humid, while the winters can be quite cold with frequent snowfall. Average temperatures in Tell range from the high 20s Fahrenheit during the winter to the mid-80s in the summer. Precipitation throughout the year is moderate to low, but there is more precipitation during spring and winter months than during summer months.

Tell, Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tell averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Tell. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tell gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Tell is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 5.3 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Tell, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTell, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  39.3 in.38.1 in.
  26.4 in.27.8 in.
  122.8 days106.2 days
  195 days205 days
  84.3°85.8°
  21.3°21.7°
  7.27
  3.44.3
  1164 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 Tell with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Tell, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tell are June, September and August.
In Tell, there are 13.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tell with an average of 21.3°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Tell, there are 110.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Tell, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Tell but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Tell with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.3 inches in Tell means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Tell with 12.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 122.8 rainy days annually in Tell, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 26.4 inches in Tell means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Tell with 10.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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