Zip 15534 (Buffalo Mills, PA) Climate

15534 Buffalo Mills, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months (June to August) is around 75°F while the average temperature in the winter months (December to February) is around 32°F. Precipitation is generally evenly distributed throughout the year, with slightly more rain occurring during late fall and early spring. Snowfall also occurs, but usually not until November or December. Overall, this area enjoys mild weather that makes it an ideal place for outdoor activities year-round.

Buffalo Mills (zip 15534), Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Buffalo Mills (zip 15534) averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in Buffalo Mills (zip 15534). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buffalo Mills (zip 15534) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15534 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

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 15534 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 15534 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 15534 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 15534 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 15534 zip code, there are 5.1 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 15534 zip code with an average of 17.5°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15534 zip code, there are 140.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15534 zip code, there are 4.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 15534 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 15534 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 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 38.8 inches in the 15534 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 15534 zip code with 12.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 129.0 rainy days annually in the 15534 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 34.1 inches in the 15534 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15534 zip code with 10.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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