Zip 16682 (Claysburg, PA) Climate

16682 Claysburg, PA has a humid continental climate with extreme seasonal variation. It experiences cold and snowy winters, with average temperatures ranging from 14 to 34 degrees Fahrenheit in January. During the summer months, the temperature shifts significantly and can reach as high as 83 degrees Fahrenheit on the hottest days. This region also receives significant precipitation throughout the year, with an average of 42 inches annually. The area experiences all four seasons in full force each year, making it a great place to explore nature in its various incarnations!

Claysburg (zip 16682), Pennsylvania gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Claysburg (zip 16682) averages 50 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Claysburg (zip 16682). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Claysburg (zip 16682) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 150 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 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 50 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16682 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16682 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Claysburg, 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 16682 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16682 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 16682 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 16682 zip code, there are 3.3 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 16682 zip code with an average of 18.3°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16682 zip code, there are 132.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16682 zip code, there are 3.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16682 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 16682 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.2 inches in the 16682 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 16682 zip code with 14.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.7 rainy days. There are 150.1 rainy days annually in the 16682 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring 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 49.7 inches in the 16682 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16682 zip code with 14.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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