Huntingdon Metro Area, PA Climate

The Huntingdon, PA Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, with the average temperature reaching into the high 80s in July. Spring and fall are typically mild but can experience some dramatic temperature swings from day to day. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping to an average of around 21°F in January. The area receives an average of 45 inches of precipitation annually. Snowfall can vary widely from year to year, with some winters receiving more than 60 inches of snow.

Huntingdon Metro Area, Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Huntingdon Metro Area averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Huntingdon Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Huntingdon Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Huntingdon metro area is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 5.1 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the Huntingdon metro area, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Huntingdon, Pennsylvania	United States
	39.2 in.	38.1 in.
	28.2 in.	27.8 in.
	129.8 days	106.2 days
	195 days	205 days
	83.3°	85.8°
	19.6°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.4	4.3
	1143 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 Huntingdon metro area with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In the Huntingdon metro area, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Huntingdon metro area are June, September and August.

In the Huntingdon metro area, there are 9.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Huntingdon metro area with an average of 19.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the Huntingdon metro area, there are 125.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the Huntingdon metro area, there are 2.0 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 Huntingdon metro area 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.

May is the wettest month in the Huntingdon metro area with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.2 inches in the Huntingdon metro area means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the Huntingdon metro area with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 129.8 rainy days annually in the Huntingdon metro area, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 28.2 inches in the Huntingdon metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the Huntingdon metro area with 9.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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