Oil City Metro Area, PA Climate

Oil City, PA Metro Area has a humid continental climate. This means that the summers are warm and humid, with temperatures ranging from the mid to high 70s Fahrenheit, while winters can be cold and snowy, often dipping down into the low teens. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, with an average of more than 40 inches annually in both rainfall and snowfall. Overall, Oil City has a pleasant climate for outdoor activities most of the year, though it does experience extreme weather at times such as heavy rains or hail storms.

Oil City Metro Area, Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oil City Metro Area averages 61 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 Oil City Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oil City Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 165 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 61 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Oil City metro area is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.9 Winter

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

Climate	Oil City, Pennsylvania	United States
	44.8 in.	38.1 in.
	60.5 in.	27.8 in.
	165.3 days	106.2 days
	160 days	205 days
	81.5°	85.8°
	16.5°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.4	4.3
	1377 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 Oil City metro area with an average high temperature of 81.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the Oil City 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 Oil City metro area are June, August and July.

In the Oil City metro area, there are 4.7 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 Oil City metro area with an average of 16.5°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the Oil City metro area, there are 143.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the Oil City metro area, there are 7.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the Oil City 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 Oil City metro area with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 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 44.8 inches in the Oil City metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the Oil City metro area with 17.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.2 rainy days. There are 165.3 rainy days annually in the Oil City metro area, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 60.5 inches in the Oil City metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the Oil City metro area with 17.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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