West Carroll, PA Climate


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West Carroll, PA has a mild climate characterized by warm summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures typically range from the low 70s to the mid 80s Fahrenheit. Winters are cold with temperatures ranging from the high teens to mid 30s Fahrenheit. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of around 43 inches per year. Snowfall also occurs in the area on average of around 35 inches per year. The area also experiences occasional thunderstorms during spring and summer months.

West Carroll, Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

West Carroll averages 78 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 166 sunny days per year in West Carroll. The US average is 205 sunny days.

West Carroll gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 175 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 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 78 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 3.7 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in West Carroll, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWest Carroll, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  45.2 in.38.1 in.
  77.5 in.27.8 in.
  175.0 days106.2 days
  166 days205 days
  80.5°85.8°
  16.3°21.7°
  6.37
  3.74.3
  1909 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 West Carroll with an average high temperature of 80.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In West Carroll, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for West Carroll are August, June and July.
In West Carroll, there are 2.4 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 West Carroll with an average of 16.3°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In West Carroll, there are 148.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In West Carroll, there are 6.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in West Carroll 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 West Carroll with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.2 inches in West Carroll means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in West Carroll with 19.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.4 rainy days. There are 175.0 rainy days annually in West Carroll, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 77.5 inches in West Carroll means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in West Carroll with 22.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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