Zip 17516 (Conestoga, PA) Climate


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Conestoga, PA 17516 has a temperate climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature hovers around 57°F throughout the year with average lows in the winter dropping down to 18°F and average highs in the summer reaching up to 84°F. The area experiences an average of 39 inches of rain each year as well as some snowfall during the colder months.

Conestoga (zip 17516), Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Conestoga (zip 17516) averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Conestoga (zip 17516). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Conestoga (zip 17516) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 17516 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.7 Summer - 5.4 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in the 17516 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 17516 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 17516 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 17516 zip code are September, June and May.
In the 17516 zip code, there are 13.8 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 17516 zip code with an average of 22.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In the 17516 zip code, there are 103.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In the 17516 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in the 17516 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 17516 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.9 inches in the 17516 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in the 17516 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 120.4 rainy days annually in the 17516 zip code, which is less rainy than most 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 19.9 inches in the 17516 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the 17516 zip code with 7.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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