Climate in Pottsville Metro Area, Pennsylvania

Pottsville Metro Area, Pennsylvania gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pottsville Metro Area averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Pottsville Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pottsville Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

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

July is the hottest month for the Pottsville metro area with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In the Pottsville 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 Pottsville metro area are June, August and September.

In the Pottsville metro area, there are 8.0 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 Pottsville metro area with an average of 18.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the Pottsville metro area, there are 129.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the Pottsville metro area, there are 2.5 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 Pottsville 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 Pottsville metro area with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.3 inches in the Pottsville metro area means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the Pottsville metro area with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 124.5 rainy days annually in the Pottsville 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 Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 35.4 inches in the Pottsville metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the Pottsville metro area with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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