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United States / Pennsylvania / Somerset Metro Area / Somerset County / Ursina / Zip Codes
Ursina, PA has a humid continental climate, which is characterized by warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. Summers in Ursina are typically sunny with temperatures reaching into the 80s (F) on the hottest days. Winters can be quite cold with temperatures sometimes dropping as low as 0 degrees F and snowfall during the winter months being common. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with just slightly more occurring in the summer than the winter. The town averages around 35 inches of rain per year.

Ursina, Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ursina averages 68 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in Ursina. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ursina gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 152 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 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 68 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Ursina, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Ursina with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Ursina, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ursina are June, September and August.
In Ursina, there are 7.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ursina with an average of 17.6°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Ursina, there are 138.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Ursina, there are 5.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Ursina 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.
May is the wettest month in Ursina with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.0 inches in Ursina means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Ursina with 14.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 152.4 rainy days annually in Ursina, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 68.2 inches in Ursina means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Ursina with 22.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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