Zip 15042 (Freedom, PA) Climate

15042 Freedom, PA has a humid continental climate characterized by warm summers and cold winters. The area experiences four distinct seasons with an average annual temperature of 49 degrees Fahrenheit. In the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 90 degrees on the hottest days with lows around 60 degrees, while in the winter months, temperatures usually range from 20-30 degrees during the day and dip into single digits overnight. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, but most rain falls between April and August when thunderstorms are more frequent.

Freedom (zip 15042), Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Freedom (zip 15042) averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Freedom (zip 15042). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Freedom (zip 15042) 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15042 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 15042 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 15042 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 15042 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 15042 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 15042 zip code, there are 6.1 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 15042 zip code with an average of 20.7°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15042 zip code, there are 118.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15042 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 15042 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.

June is the wettest month in the 15042 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.8 inches in the 15042 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 15042 zip code with 15.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 148.7 rainy days annually in the 15042 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.6 inches in the 15042 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15042 zip code with 7.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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