Zip 18225 (Harleigh, PA) Climate


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United States / Pennsylvania / Scranton--Wilkes-Barre Metro Area / Luzerne County / Harleigh / Harleigh (zip 18225)
18225 Harleigh, PA has a humid continental climate. It experiences four distinct seasons throughout the year. The summers are hot and humid with temperatures usually in the 70s, while the winters are cold and snowy with temperatures typically in the 30s. During the autumn months, the area experiences beautiful foliage changes as well as mild weather with temperatures averaging in the mid-50s. The spring brings warmer temperatures and picturesque blooms of flowers. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, making 18225 Harleigh, PA a great place to live for those who enjoy all seasons.
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The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18225 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 18225 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 18225 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 18225 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 18225 zip code are June, August and July.
In the 18225 zip code, there are 4.6 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 18225 zip code with an average of 14.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In the 18225 zip code, there are 151.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In the 18225 zip code, there are 6.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in the 18225 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 18225 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 50.2 inches in the 18225 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in the 18225 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 126.8 rainy days annually in the 18225 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 41.3 inches in the 18225 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18225 zip code with 12.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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