Zip 19319 (Cheyney University, PA) Climate

19319 Cheyney University, PA has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The temperature usually ranges from an average low of 25°F in January to an average high of 85°F in July. Precipitation is abundant year-round, with most of it falling between April and September. During the summer months, plenty of sunshine graces the area with about 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

Cheyney University (zip 19319), Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cheyney University (zip 19319) averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Cheyney University (zip 19319). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cheyney University (zip 19319) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 22
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 19319 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.7 Summer - 5.5 Winter

June, September and May are the most pleasant months in the 19319 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cheyney University, Pennsylvania	United States
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	84.9°	85.8°
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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 19319 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 19319 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 19319 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 19319 zip code, there are 12.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 19319 zip code with an average of 21.7°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 19319 zip code, there are 109.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 19319 zip code, there are 0.7 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 19319 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

September is the wettest month in the 19319 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.8 inches in the 19319 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

April is the rainiest month in the 19319 zip code with 10.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 111.2 rainy days annually in the 19319 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 15.7 inches in the 19319 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the 19319 zip code with 6.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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