Zip 16602 (Altoona, PA) Climate

16602 Altoona, PA has a humid continental climate. In the summertime, temperatures range from warm to very hot during the day, with average high temperatures in July and August around 85°F (29°C). During the winter, temperatures can get down to near freezing, with lows averaging around 24°F (-4°C) in January. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread throughout the year. In most years, snowfall accumulates between December and March, with some occasional snowfall at other times of year as well. All in all, 16602 Altoona's climate is relatively mild compared to other areas of Pennsylvania.

Altoona (zip 16602), Pennsylvania gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Altoona (zip 16602) averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Altoona (zip 16602). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Altoona (zip 16602) 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16602 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16602 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Altoona, Pennsylvania	United States
	40.7 in.	38.1 in.
	29.9 in.	27.8 in.
	144.7 days	106.2 days
	188 days	205 days
	81.6°	85.8°
	17.2°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.6	4.3
	1198 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 16602 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16602 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 16602 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 16602 zip code, there are 4.4 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 16602 zip code with an average of 17.2°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16602 zip code, there are 138.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16602 zip code, there are 3.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16602 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 16602 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.7 inches in the 16602 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 16602 zip code with 14.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 144.7 rainy days annually in the 16602 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 29.9 inches in the 16602 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16602 zip code with 9.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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