Zip 16634 (Dudley, PA) Climate

16634 Dudley, PA has a humid continental climate, characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The high temperature in the summer months averages around 78°F (25°C), while the low temperatures average around 43°F (6°C). In the winter months, the average high temperature is approximately 35°F (2°C) and low temperatures averaging around 18°F (-8°C). Precipitation in this area averages around 40 inches (102 cm) annually, which includes a mix of rain and snow throughout the year. The area also experiences occasional strong thunderstorms, which can bring heavy rain and sometimes hail.

Dudley (zip 16634), Pennsylvania gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dudley (zip 16634) averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Dudley (zip 16634). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dudley (zip 16634) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16634 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.2 Summer - 5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16634 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dudley, Pennsylvania	United States
	37.6 in.	38.1 in.
	26.3 in.	27.8 in.
	129.5 days	106.2 days
	176 days	205 days
	81.9°	85.8°
	19.7°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.7	4.3
	1434 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 16634 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16634 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 16634 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 16634 zip code, there are 6.5 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 16634 zip code with an average of 19.7°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16634 zip code, there are 120.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16634 zip code, there are 2.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16634 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 16634 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.6 inches in the 16634 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 16634 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 129.5 rainy days annually in the 16634 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 26.3 inches in the 16634 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the 16634 zip code with 8.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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