Zip 16656 (Irvona, PA) Climate

16656 Irvona, PA has a humid continental climate, characterized by warm summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer months range from the mid-60s Fahrenheit to the mid-80s Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures can dip below freezing with occasional snowfall. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with an average of around 36 inches annually. Relative humidity is typically high throughout the year as well, creating a muggy and sometimes oppressive atmosphere during hot summer months.

Irvona (zip 16656), Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Irvona (zip 16656) averages 55 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 169 sunny days per year in Irvona (zip 16656). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Irvona (zip 16656) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 167 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 55 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16656 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16656 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 16656 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16656 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 16656 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 16656 zip code, there are 3.5 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 16656 zip code with an average of 16.0°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16656 zip code, there are 150.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16656 zip code, there are 5.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16656 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 16656 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.8 inches in the 16656 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 16656 zip code with 17.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.3 rainy days. There are 167.3 rainy days annually in the 16656 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 54.7 inches in the 16656 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16656 zip code with 14.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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