Selinsgrove Metro Area, PA Climate

The climate in Selinsgrove, PA Metro Area is generally mild and temperate. The average temperature in the summer is around 73°F, with occasional heat waves that can reach the upper 90s. Winters are usually cold but not overly severe, with average temperatures around 37°F and occasional snowfall. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year with an annual average of 43 inches, though spring tends to be the wettest season due to thunderstorms. Overall, the area has a pleasant climate that makes it an ideal place to live and visit all year round.

Selinsgrove Metro Area, Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Selinsgrove Metro Area averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 183 sunny days per year in Selinsgrove Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Selinsgrove Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Selinsgrove metro area is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 5 Winter

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

Climate	Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania	United States
	43.4 in.	38.1 in.
	30.3 in.	27.8 in.
	122.3 days	106.2 days
	183 days	205 days
	84.3°	85.8°
	18.8°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.7	4.3
	847 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 Selinsgrove metro area with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In the Selinsgrove 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 Selinsgrove metro area are June, September and August.

In the Selinsgrove metro area, there are 11.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Selinsgrove metro area with an average of 18.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the Selinsgrove metro area, there are 128.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the Selinsgrove metro area, there are 1.9 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 Selinsgrove 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 Selinsgrove metro area with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.4 inches in the Selinsgrove metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the Selinsgrove metro area with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 122.3 rainy days annually in the Selinsgrove metro area, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 30.3 inches in the Selinsgrove metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the Selinsgrove metro area with 11.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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