New Castle Metro Area, PA Climate

New Castle, PA Metro Area has a humid continental climate, which is characterized by hot and muggy summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range between a low of 22°F in the winter months to a high of 79°F in the summer months. The area receives an average of 40 inches of precipitation each year, with most falling between April and July. Snowfall typically averages around 30 inches per year. Overall, the climate is generally mild throughout the year with all four seasons present.

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

New Castle Metro Area averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in New Castle Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Castle Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 148 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 18
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the New Castle 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 New Castle metro area with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In the New Castle 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 New Castle metro area are June, September and August.

In the New Castle 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 New Castle metro area with an average of 18.3°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the New Castle metro area, there are 132.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the New Castle metro area, there are 5.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the New Castle 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.

July is the wettest month in the New Castle metro area with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 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 39.4 inches in the New Castle metro area means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the New Castle metro area with 14.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.9 rainy days. There are 147.9 rainy days annually in the New Castle metro area, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 32.5 inches in the New Castle metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the New Castle metro area with 10.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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