Bloomsburg-Berwick Metro Area, PA Climate

The Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area has a humid continental climate. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures usually reaching into the mid-80s and 90s. Winters are mild to cold with temperatures in the 20s to 40s. The warmest month is July while the coldest month is January. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, but snowfall can vary from season to season. Overall, this area of Pennsylvania experiences all four seasons and can be quite pleasant during the spring and fall months.

Bloomsburg-Berwick Metro Area, Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bloomsburg-Berwick Metro Area averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in Bloomsburg-Berwick Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bloomsburg-Berwick Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania	United States
	44.7 in.	38.1 in.
	33.3 in.	27.8 in.
	123.7 days	106.2 days
	178 days	205 days
	82.2°	85.8°
	17.0°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.8	4.3
	835 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 the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area are June, August and July.

In the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area, there are 5.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area with an average of 17.0°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area, there are 138.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area, there are 3.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.7 inches in the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 123.7 rainy days annually in the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 33.3 inches in the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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