Zip 17935 (Girardville, PA) Climate

The climate in 17935 Girardville, PA is a humid continental climate, characterized by warm to hot summers and cold, snowy winters. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year, with the wettest months of March through June receiving around 3 inches of rain per month. While temperatures can occasionally reach into the mid- to high-90s during summertime heat waves, average highs during this season are typically in the mid-70s with nighttime lows averaging in the low-50s. The winter months bring an average of 18-20 inches of snowfall and temperatures that can drop into single digits on cold nights.

Girardville (zip 17935), Pennsylvania gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Girardville (zip 17935) averages 37 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 Girardville (zip 17935). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Girardville (zip 17935) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 17935 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 17935 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 17935 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 17935 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 17935 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 17935 zip code, there are 3.8 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 17935 zip code with an average of 16.9°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17935 zip code, there are 138.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17935 zip code, there are 3.2 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 17935 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 17935 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.0 inches in the 17935 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 17935 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 124.0 rainy days annually in the 17935 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 36.8 inches in the 17935 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 17935 zip code with 11.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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