Zip 16501 (Erie, PA) Climate

16501 Erie, PA experiences all four seasons throughout the year. In the winter, temperatures range from lows of 18 degrees Fahrenheit to highs of 35 degrees Fahrenheit. The summers tend to be warm and humid, with temperatures ranging from 70-86 degrees Fahrenheit. Spring and autumn bring mild weather with rain and occasional snowfall. Snowfall can vary greatly between years, but averages around 66 inches annually. Precipitation is spread out fairly evenly throughout the year, with a slight decrease in summer rainfall compared to the other three seasons.

Erie (zip 16501), Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Erie (zip 16501) averages 101 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 Erie (zip 16501). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Erie (zip 16501) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 171 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 20
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 101 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16501 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9.2 Summer - 3.6 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16501 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Erie, Pennsylvania	United States
	44.0 in.	38.1 in.
	100.5 in.	27.8 in.
	170.7 days	106.2 days
	160 days	205 days
	80.6°	85.8°
	19.6°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	3.5	4.3
	656 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 16501 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16501 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 16501 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 16501 zip code, there are 4.1 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 16501 zip code with an average of 19.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16501 zip code, there are 119.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16501 zip code, there are 2.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 16501 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

September is the wettest month in the 16501 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.0 inches in the 16501 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 16501 zip code with 19.4 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.7 rainy days. There are 170.7 rainy days annually in the 16501 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 100.5 inches in the 16501 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16501 zip code with 29.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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