Zip 18420 (Fleetville, PA) Climate

18420 Fleetville, PA experiences a humid continental climate marked by hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures can reach highs in the 80s with high humidity levels, while winter temperatures typically range between 30-40 degrees. The area also receives an average of around 41 inches of precipitation per year, with most of it falling during the warmer months from April to October. Snowfall is common during the winter months, but amounts vary substantially from season to season with some years having significant snowfall and other years having very little.

Fleetville (zip 18420), Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fleetville (zip 18420) averages 63 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 Fleetville (zip 18420). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fleetville (zip 18420) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 149 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 14
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 63 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18420 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 18420 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fleetville, Pennsylvania	United States
	41.7 in.	38.1 in.
	62.8 in.	27.8 in.
	148.7 days	106.2 days
	176 days	205 days
	80.5°	85.8°
	14.4°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.7	4.3
	1079 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 18420 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 18420 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 18420 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 18420 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 18420 zip code with an average of 14.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18420 zip code, there are 149.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18420 zip code, there are 8.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 18420 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.

June is the wettest month in the 18420 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 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 41.7 inches in the 18420 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 18420 zip code with 13.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.9 rainy days. There are 148.7 rainy days annually in the 18420 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 62.8 inches in the 18420 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18420 zip code with 17.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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