Zip 15721 (Burnside, PA) Climate

15721 Burnside, PA has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, while winters are cold and snowy. Spring and fall are mild and pleasant, with temperatures ranging from the low 40s to the high 80s throughout the year. The area receives an average of 4 inches of rain each month, with snowfall averaging around 30 inches in the winter months. Overall, the climate in 15721 Burnside is favorable for outdoor activities all year round.

Burnside (zip 15721), Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Burnside (zip 15721) averages 51 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Burnside (zip 15721). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Burnside (zip 15721) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 169 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 17
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 51 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15721 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 15721 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Burnside, 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 15721 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 15721 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 15721 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 15721 zip code, there are 3.7 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 15721 zip code with an average of 16.6°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15721 zip code, there are 145.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15721 zip code, there are 4.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 15721 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.

July is the wettest month in the 15721 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.0 inches in the 15721 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 15721 zip code with 17.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.2 rainy days. There are 168.6 rainy days annually in the 15721 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 50.9 inches in the 15721 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15721 zip code with 14.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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