Zip 16415 (Fairview, PA) Climate

16415 Fairview, PA has a humid continental climate, with four distinct seasons. In the summer months, the average highs reach around 80 degrees Fahrenheit with lows in the mid-50s. Winters are generally cold and snowy, with temperatures reaching below freezing point and an average of 40 inches of snowfall each year. Spring and autumn are milder, with temperatures ranging from the mid-50s to the upper 70s. The area sees about 40 inches of rainfall annually spread out over all four seasons.

Fairview (zip 16415), Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fairview (zip 16415) averages 99 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 Fairview (zip 16415). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fairview (zip 16415) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 165 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 19
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 99 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16415 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 16415 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fairview, 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 16415 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In the 16415 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 16415 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 16415 zip code, there are 3.0 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 16415 zip code with an average of 19.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16415 zip code, there are 123.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16415 zip code, there are 3.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 16415 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 16415 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.9 inches in the 16415 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 16415 zip code with 18.3 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.7 rainy days. There are 165.1 rainy days annually in the 16415 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 98.8 inches in the 16415 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16415 zip code with 30.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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