Zip 16917 (Covington, PA) Climate

The climate in 16917 Covington, PA is largely temperate with all four seasons present in the area. Winters are usually cold but can get quite frigid at times with temperatures reaching below freezing and snowfall being quite common during this time. During the warmer months of Spring and Summer, temperatures tend to stay pleasant and mild with occasional bouts of heat waves and humidity. Fall brings an abundance of beautiful colors as leaves change from green to reds, oranges, yellows, and browns before finally falling off the trees. All in all, the climate in this area is fairly consistent throughout the year which makes it a great place to live for anyone looking for a comfortable climate.

Covington (zip 16917), Pennsylvania gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Covington (zip 16917) averages 47 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Covington (zip 16917). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Covington (zip 16917) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 146 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16917 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16917 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Covington, 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 16917 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In the 16917 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 16917 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 16917 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 16917 zip code with an average of 14.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16917 zip code, there are 157.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16917 zip code, there are 8.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16917 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 16917 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.2 inches in the 16917 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 16917 zip code with 13.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 146.4 rainy days annually in the 16917 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 46.8 inches in the 16917 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16917 zip code with 11.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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