Zip 16926 (Granville Summit, PA) Climate

The climate in 16926 Granville Summit, PA is typical for the region: four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Summers in Granville Summit tend to be hot and humid, with temperatures typically reaching the mid-80s Fahrenheit (29 Celsius) during the day and dropping into the mid-60s Fahrenheit (17 Celsius) at night. Winters can be quite cold, with temperatures often dipping below freezing and occasional snowfall. Spring and fall are milder but still experience fairly dramatic temperature changes between day and night. Overall, Granville Summit enjoys a temperate climate that makes it ideal for outdoor activities throughout much of the year.

Granville Summit (zip 16926), Pennsylvania gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Granville Summit (zip 16926) averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Granville Summit (zip 16926). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Granville Summit (zip 16926) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 138 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 14
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16926 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 16926 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 16926 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16926 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 16926 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 16926 zip code, there are 3.4 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 16926 zip code with an average of 14.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16926 zip code, there are 158.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16926 zip code, there are 8.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16926 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.

June is the wettest month in the 16926 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.7 inches in the 16926 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 16926 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 137.9 rainy days annually in the 16926 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 39.2 inches in the 16926 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16926 zip code with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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