Pottsville Metro Area, PA Climate

The climate in the Pottsville, PA Metro Area is typically classified as a humid continental climate. Summers are usually warm and humid with temperatures reaching into the mid 80s on the hottest days of the year. Winters tend to be cold and snowy, with temperatures often dropping into the teens or below. Spring and Fall tend to be mild and pleasant but with the occasional bout of rain or snow mixed in. The area receives an average of about 41 inches of precipitation per year, split fairly evenly between rainfall and snowfall.

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.

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter

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

Climate	Pottsville, Pennsylvania	United States
	49.3 in.	38.1 in.
	35.4 in.	27.8 in.
	124.5 days	106.2 days
	193 days	205 days
	83.0°	85.8°
	18.4°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.7	4.3
	1054 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 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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