West Wheatfield, PA Climate


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West Wheatfield, PA has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature typically ranges from 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with occasional heat waves reaching the upper 90s. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping as low as -10 degrees Fahrenheit in the most extreme cases. The area receives an average amount of precipitation throughout the year, most of it coming in snow during winter months.

West Wheatfield, Pennsylvania gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

West Wheatfield averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in West Wheatfield. The US average is 205 sunny days.

West Wheatfield 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for West Wheatfield is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 4.7 Winter
August, September and June are the most pleasant months in West Wheatfield, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWest Wheatfield, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  46.6 in.38.1 in.
  41.4 in.27.8 in.
  148.9 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  83.9°85.8°
  19.3°21.7°
  6.97
  3.54.3
  1590 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 Wheatfield with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In West Wheatfield, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for West Wheatfield are June, September and August.
In West Wheatfield, there are 11.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for West Wheatfield with an average of 19.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In West Wheatfield, there are 127.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In West Wheatfield, there are 4.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in West Wheatfield but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in West Wheatfield with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 46.6 inches in West Wheatfield means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in West Wheatfield with 15.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.1 rainy days. There are 148.9 rainy days annually in West Wheatfield, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 41.4 inches in West Wheatfield means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in West Wheatfield with 13.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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