Zip 15538 (Fairhope, PA) Climate

15538 Fairhope, PA has a humid continental climate that is typical of most areas in the midwest. Throughout the year, temperatures range from mild winters with snowfall to hot, humid summers. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year with spring and summer months seeing the highest amounts of precipitation. Summers are also typically more muggy due to the higher levels of humidity in the air. Winters tend to be dryer but can sometimes experience heavy snowfall and icy roads depending on the winter season.

Fairhope (zip 15538), Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fairhope (zip 15538) averages 74 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 156 sunny days per year in Fairhope (zip 15538). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fairhope (zip 15538) 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 74 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15538 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 15538 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fairhope, Pennsylvania	United States
	42.9 in.	38.1 in.
	73.7 in.	27.8 in.
	148.0 days	106.2 days
	156 days	205 days
	80.1°	85.8°
	18.0°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.5	4.3
	2200 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 15538 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In the 15538 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 15538 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 15538 zip code, there are 1.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 15538 zip code with an average of 18.0°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15538 zip code, there are 136.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15538 zip code, there are 4.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 15538 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 15538 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.9 inches in the 15538 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 15538 zip code with 14.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 148.0 rainy days annually in the 15538 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 73.7 inches in the 15538 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15538 zip code with 21.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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