Zip 15759 (Marion Center, PA) Climate

15759 Marion Center, PA has a pleasant and mild climate. The temperatures in the summer months are usually warm but not overly hot, with average highs ranging from the mid 60s to the mid 80s. In the winter, temperatures tend to stay fairly cool and usually don't dip below 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is moderate and mostly happens in the spring and fall months. Snowfall is also common in winter months but rarely gets too deep or heavy. Overall, this area enjoys a pleasant climate that is suitable for different types of outdoor activities throughout the year.

Marion Center (zip 15759), Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Marion Center (zip 15759) averages 53 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Marion Center (zip 15759). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Marion Center (zip 15759) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 166 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 16
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15759 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 15759 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Marion Center, Pennsylvania	United States
	45.5 in.	38.1 in.
	53.0 in.	27.8 in.
	165.7 days	106.2 days
	162 days	205 days
	82.2°	85.8°
	16.2°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.5	4.3
	1531 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 15759 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 15759 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 15759 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 15759 zip code, there are 5.9 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 15759 zip code with an average of 16.2°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15759 zip code, there are 150.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15759 zip code, there are 6.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 15759 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.

July is the wettest month in the 15759 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.5 inches in the 15759 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 15759 zip code with 17.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.7 rainy days. There are 165.7 rainy days annually in the 15759 zip code, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 53.0 inches in the 15759 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15759 zip code with 15.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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