Zip 18614 (Dushore, PA) Climate

18614 Dushore, PA has a humid continental climate characterized by warm, humid summers and cold, dry winters. The summer months are usually hot and humid, with temperatures reaching as high as the low 80s in July. Winters are generally cold, with temperatures dropping below freezing in December and January. Snowfall tends to be abundant in the area, especially during the winter months when several snowstorms are common. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with a slight decrease in late fall and early winter. Overall, 18614 Dushore is a great place to experience all four seasons!

Dushore (zip 18614), Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dushore (zip 18614) averages 53 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 Dushore (zip 18614). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dushore (zip 18614) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 147 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18614 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 18614 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dushore, Pennsylvania	United States
	45.3 in.	38.1 in.
	52.9 in.	27.8 in.
	146.8 days	106.2 days
	177 days	205 days
	78.7°	85.8°
	14.3°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.7	4.3
	1567 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 18614 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In the 18614 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 18614 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 18614 zip code, there are 1.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 18614 zip code with an average of 14.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18614 zip code, there are 155.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18614 zip code, there are 7.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 18614 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.

September is the wettest month in the 18614 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.3 inches in the 18614 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 18614 zip code with 13.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.7 rainy days. There are 146.8 rainy days annually in the 18614 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 Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 52.9 inches in the 18614 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18614 zip code with 14.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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