Zip 15522 (Bedford, PA) Climate

The climate in 15522 Bedford, PA is typically temperate with mild summers and cold winters. The average temperature for the year is around 45°F, with July being the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of about 74°F. The winter months are usually much colder, with temperatures on average dipping to around 23°F in January. Precipitation is usually moderate throughout the year as well, averaging just over 44 inches annually. Snowfall can be expected during the winter months, but it rarely accumulates to more than a few inches at any given time.

Bedford (zip 15522), Pennsylvania gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bedford (zip 15522) averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Bedford (zip 15522). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bedford (zip 15522) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 19
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15522 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 15522 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 15522 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In the 15522 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 15522 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 15522 zip code, there are 8.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 15522 zip code with an average of 18.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15522 zip code, there are 138.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15522 zip code, there are 2.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 15522 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 15522 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.4 inches in the 15522 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 15522 zip code with 13.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 132.1 rainy days annually in the 15522 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer 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 33.3 inches in the 15522 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15522 zip code with 9.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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