Wattsburg, PA Climate


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Wattsburg, PA is known for its humid continental climate, which is characterized by warm summers and cool winters. Summers in Wattsburg are usually hot and humid with temperatures averaging in the mid-80s during the day and dropping to the low 60s at night. Winters are generally cold with daytime temperatures averaging in the low 30s and nighttime lows in the teens. Precipitation throughout the year is moderate, although snowfall can be significant at times. With four distinct seasons, Wattsburg has plenty of variety when it comes to climate throughout the year.

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

Wattsburg averages 145 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 Wattsburg. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wattsburg 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 145 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wattsburg is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Wattsburg, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWattsburg, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  47.5 in.38.1 in.
  144.5 in.27.8 in.
  169.8 days106.2 days
  159 days205 days
  80.7°85.8°
  15.8°21.7°
  6.27
  3.54.3
  1283 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 Wattsburg with an average high temperature of 80.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Wattsburg, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wattsburg are June, August and July.
In Wattsburg, there are 3.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wattsburg with an average of 15.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Wattsburg, there are 146.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Wattsburg, there are 10.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Wattsburg 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 Wattsburg with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 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 47.5 inches in Wattsburg means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Wattsburg with 19.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 169.8 rainy days annually in Wattsburg, 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 144.5 inches in Wattsburg means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. December is the snowiest month in Wattsburg with 39.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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