Zip 17102 (Harrisburg, PA) Climate

Harrisburg, PA has a temperate climate, with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically hot and humid, with temperatures often exceeding 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are chilly, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Spring and fall offer moderate temperatures that alternate between mild and cool. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, making Harrisburg an ideal place for outdoor activities regardless of the season.

Harrisburg (zip 17102), Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Harrisburg (zip 17102) averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Harrisburg (zip 17102). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Harrisburg (zip 17102) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 17102 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.8 Summer - 5.3 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 17102 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	United States
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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 17102 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 17102 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 17102 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 17102 zip code, there are 13.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 17102 zip code with an average of 22.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17102 zip code, there are 105.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17102 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 17102 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 17102 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 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 41.8 inches in the 17102 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 17102 zip code with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 122.2 rainy days annually in the 17102 zip code, which is less rainy than most 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 25.8 inches in the 17102 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the 17102 zip code with 8.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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