Zip 17211 (Artemas, PA) Climate

The climate in 17211 Artemas, PA is mainly mild with cold winters and hot, humid summers. The area experiences a cool to cold winter season between December and February when temperatures average around 32 degrees Fahrenheit and can dip as low as -10 degrees. During the summer months of June through August, temperatures are usually in the upper 70s to lower 80s but can climb into the 90s with high humidity. Precipitation averages 41 inches annually with most falling between April and August. Snowfall accumulates to about 30 inches per year.

Artemas (zip 17211), Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Artemas (zip 17211) averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Artemas (zip 17211). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Artemas (zip 17211) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 17211 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 5.3 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 17211 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Artemas, Pennsylvania	United States
	38.6 in.	38.1 in.
	25.6 in.	27.8 in.
	113.9 days	106.2 days
	198 days	205 days
	85.2°	85.8°
	20.2°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	3.6	4.3
	950 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 17211 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 17211 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 17211 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 17211 zip code, there are 18.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 17211 zip code with an average of 20.2°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17211 zip code, there are 125.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17211 zip code, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 17211 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 17211 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 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 38.6 inches in the 17211 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 17211 zip code with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 113.9 rainy days annually in the 17211 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 25.6 inches in the 17211 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the 17211 zip code with 7.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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