Centre County, PA Climate

Centre, PA County has a humid continental climate characterized by warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in winter is around 23°F while the average temperature in summer is around 73°F. Precipitation levels are fairly even throughout the year, with an average around 40 inches annually. Snowfall can be significant in Centre, especially during late fall and early winter months. In recent years, temperatures have been rising due to global warming, resulting in higher than normal temperatures during summer months and milder winters overall.

Centre County, Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Centre County averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Centre County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Centre County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 45 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Centre County, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Centre, Pennsylvania	United States
	41.5 in.	38.1 in.
	44.6 in.	27.8 in.
	139.8 days	106.2 days
	180 days	205 days
	81.9°	85.8°
	16.9°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.6	4.3
	1479 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 Centre County with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Centre County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Centre County are June, August and July.

In Centre County, there are 4.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Centre County with an average of 16.9°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Centre County, there are 148.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Centre County, there are 4.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in Centre 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 Centre County with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.5 inches in Centre County means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in Centre County with 13.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 139.8 rainy days annually in Centre County, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 44.6 inches in Centre County means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Centre County with 12.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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