Zip 16134 (Jamestown, PA) Climate

16134 Jamestown, PA has a typical humid continental climate, with warm and humid summers and cold and snowy winters. The area sees an average of 39 inches of precipitation annually and experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are usually hot and sunny, with temperatures occasionally reaching into the 90s in July. Winters can be very cold at times, with temperatures dropping to below freezing throughout the season. Snowfall averages around 33 inches annually. Spring is wet with moderate temperatures, while autumn is often dry with cool weather.

Jamestown (zip 16134), Pennsylvania gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jamestown (zip 16134) averages 60 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Jamestown (zip 16134). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jamestown (zip 16134) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 158 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 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 60 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16134 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16134 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Jamestown, Pennsylvania	United States
	41.3 in.	38.1 in.
	59.7 in.	27.8 in.
	157.6 days	106.2 days
	160 days	205 days
	81.0°	85.8°
	15.7°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.4	4.3
	1033 ft.	2443 ft.

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 16134 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16134 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 16134 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 16134 zip code, there are 4.4 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 16134 zip code with an average of 15.7°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16134 zip code, there are 145.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16134 zip code, there are 8.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16134 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 16134 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.3 inches in the 16134 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

December is the rainiest month in the 16134 zip code with 15.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 157.6 rainy days annually in the 16134 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 59.7 inches in the 16134 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16134 zip code with 17.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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