Zip 15530 (Berlin, PA) Climate

15530 Berlin, PA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with average temperatures in the 80s (Fahrenheit) during the day and lows in the 60s at night. Winters can be cold, with highs in the 30s and lows dipping into the teens. Spring and fall both offer mild temperatures, but can be unpredictable as storms move through the area, bringing rain and snow. The area gets an average of 44 inches of rain a year and 43 inches of snow each winter season.

Berlin (zip 15530), Pennsylvania gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Berlin (zip 15530) averages 80 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 Berlin (zip 15530). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Berlin (zip 15530) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 161 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 80 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15530 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 15530 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Berlin, Pennsylvania	United States
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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 15530 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In the 15530 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 15530 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 15530 zip code, there are 1.7 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 15530 zip code with an average of 17.9°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15530 zip code, there are 137.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15530 zip code, there are 4.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 15530 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.

May is the wettest month in the 15530 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 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 40.4 inches in the 15530 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 15530 zip code with 17.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.7 rainy days. There are 160.5 rainy days annually in the 15530 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 80.1 inches in the 15530 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15530 zip code with 23.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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