Zip 15101 (Allison Park, PA) Climate

15101 Allison Park, PA has a humid, continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer months average around 78 degrees Fahrenheit, while in the winter they can drop as low as 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly high throughout the year with an average of 35 inches of rain annually. The area is known for its frequent snowfall and occasional outbreaks of cold air known as “Lake Effect Snow” coming off Lake Erie during the colder months.

Allison Park (zip 15101), Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Allison Park (zip 15101) averages 33 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 Allison Park (zip 15101). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Allison Park (zip 15101) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 145 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 20
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15101 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.7 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 15101 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Allison Park, Pennsylvania	United States
	39.4 in.	38.1 in.
	32.8 in.	27.8 in.
	144.7 days	106.2 days
	162 days	205 days
	82.5°	85.8°
	20.0°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.4	4.3
	1010 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 15101 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 15101 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 15101 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 15101 zip code, there are 7.1 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 15101 zip code with an average of 20.0°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15101 zip code, there are 120.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15101 zip code, there are 2.8 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 15101 zip code 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.

July is the wettest month in the 15101 zip code with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 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 39.4 inches in the 15101 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 15101 zip code with 15.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 144.7 rainy days annually in the 15101 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 32.8 inches in the 15101 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15101 zip code with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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