Zip 16640 (Flinton, PA) Climate

16640 Flinton, PA has a typical mid-Atlantic climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are often hot and humid with high temperatures in the 80s and occasional intense thunderstorms. Winters can be cold and snowy with temperatures ranging from 20-30 degrees Fahrenheit. Spring and autumn are both mild seasons with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, usually a few inches per month.

Flinton (zip 16640), Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Flinton (zip 16640) averages 53 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Flinton (zip 16640). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Flinton (zip 16640) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 163 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 17
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16640 zip code is 6.6 (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 16640 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Flinton, Pennsylvania	United States
	41.8 in.	38.1 in.
	52.8 in.	27.8 in.
	162.6 days	106.2 days
	185 days	205 days
	81.6°	85.8°
	16.7°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	3.7	4.3
	1446 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 16640 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16640 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 16640 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 16640 zip code, there are 4.4 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 16640 zip code with an average of 16.7°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16640 zip code, there are 142.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16640 zip code, there are 4.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16640 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.

May is the wettest month in the 16640 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.8 inches in the 16640 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 16640 zip code with 16.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.0 rainy days. There are 162.6 rainy days annually in the 16640 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 52.8 inches in the 16640 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16640 zip code with 14.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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