Zip 16319 (Cranberry, PA) Climate

The climate in 16319 Cranberry, PA is temperate and mild. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures averaging in the mid- to high-80s Fahrenheit. Winters are usually cold, with temperatures dropping into the high 20s Fahrenheit. Spring and fall tend to be mild, with temperatures ranging from the low 40s to the mid-70s. Precipitation is abundant year-round, with snow in winter months and rain throughout the other seasons.

Cranberry (zip 16319), Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cranberry (zip 16319) averages 59 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Cranberry (zip 16319). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cranberry (zip 16319) 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 16
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 59 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16319 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16319 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cranberry, Pennsylvania	United States
	44.9 in.	38.1 in.
	59.0 in.	27.8 in.
	168.8 days	106.2 days
	160 days	205 days
	81.4°	85.8°
	16.4°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.4	4.3
	1327 ft.	2443 ft.

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 16319 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16319 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 16319 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 16319 zip code, there are 5.1 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 16319 zip code with an average of 16.4°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16319 zip code, there are 146.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16319 zip code, there are 7.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16319 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.

July is the wettest month in the 16319 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.9 inches in the 16319 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 16319 zip code with 18.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 11.5 rainy days. There are 168.8 rainy days annually in the 16319 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 59.0 inches in the 16319 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16319 zip code with 17.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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