Meadville Metro Area, PA Climate

Meadville, PA Metro Area has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers are generally warm and humid, while winters are cold and snowy. The area receives an average of 38 inches of rain annually, making it one of the wettest areas in the country. Snowfall usually arrives in late November or early December and can last until mid-March or mid-April. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with March being the wettest month. Temperatures during summer months can reach up to 90°F while winter temperatures often sink to 0°F or below.

Meadville Metro Area, Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Meadville Metro Area averages 87 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 Meadville Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Meadville Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 166 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 87 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Meadville metro area is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 3.6 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the Meadville metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Meadville metro area with an average high temperature of 80.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the Meadville 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 Meadville metro area are June, August and July.

In the Meadville metro area, there are 3.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Meadville metro area with an average of 16.2°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the Meadville metro area, there are 142.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the Meadville metro area, there are 8.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the Meadville metro area is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the Meadville metro area with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.9 inches in the Meadville metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the Meadville metro area with 17.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.9 rainy days. There are 166.3 rainy days annually in the Meadville metro area, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 87.3 inches in the Meadville metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the Meadville metro area with 24.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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