Worth township (Mercer County), PA Climate


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Worth Township (Mercer County), PA has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The annual average temperature is around 43°F, and the area receives an average of 45 inches of rainfall each year. The winters can be very cold, with temperatures well below freezing at times and frequent snowfall averaging around 20 inches per year. During the summer months, temperatures are generally mild and pleasant, reaching into the mid to high 70s on some days.

Worth township (Mercer County), Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Worth township (Mercer County) averages 44 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Worth township (Mercer County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Worth township (Mercer County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 156 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 17
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Worth township (Mercer County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWorth township (Mercer County), PennsylvaniaUnited States
  42.4 in.38.1 in.
  44.4 in.27.8 in.
  155.9 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  82.3°85.8°
  16.6°21.7°
  6.77
  3.34.3
  1373 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 Worth township (Mercer County) with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Worth township (Mercer County), there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Worth township (Mercer County) are June, August and September.
In Worth township (Mercer County), there are 6.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Worth township (Mercer County) with an average of 16.6°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Worth township (Mercer County), there are 143.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Worth township (Mercer County), there are 7.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Worth township (Mercer County) is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Worth township (Mercer County) with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.4 inches in Worth township (Mercer County) means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Worth township (Mercer County) with 15.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 155.9 rainy days annually in Worth township (Mercer County), 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 44.4 inches in Worth township (Mercer County) means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Worth township (Mercer County) with 12.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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