Zip 18801 (Montrose, PA) Climate

18801 Montrose, PA has a humid continental climate characterized by cold winters and warm, wet summers. During the winter months, temperatures can dip below 0°F and average around 33°F. Snowfall is common during this time of year with an average of roughly 46 inches of snow annually. In the summertime, temperatures rise to an average high of 75°F with warm and sunny days lasting through September. Precipitation averages out to 44\" per year with summer thunderstorms providing most of the moisture for the area.

Montrose (zip 18801), Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Montrose (zip 18801) averages 79 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 Montrose (zip 18801). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Montrose (zip 18801) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 157 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 79 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18801 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 18801 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Montrose, Pennsylvania	United States
	44.5 in.	38.1 in.
	78.6 in.	27.8 in.
	156.7 days	106.2 days
	156 days	205 days
	78.0°	85.8°
	12.4°	21.7°
	6.1	7
	3.3	4.3
	1625 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 18801 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In the 18801 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 18801 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 18801 zip code, there are 1.2 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 18801 zip code with an average of 12.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18801 zip code, there are 159.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18801 zip code, there are 11.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 18801 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 18801 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.5 inches in the 18801 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 18801 zip code with 15.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 11.3 rainy days. There are 156.7 rainy days annually in the 18801 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring 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 78.6 inches in the 18801 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18801 zip code with 21.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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