Zip 17943 (Lavelle, PA) Climate

17943 Lavelle, PA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically quite warm and humid with temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, while winters tend to be cold and snowy with temperatures dropping below freezing. Precipitation is common throughout the year, though it is most likely to fall during the spring and summer months. The area around Lavelle also gets an average of about 40 inches of snowfall throughout the winter months. Overall, this region has a fairly mild climate that supports a number of different plants and animals.

Lavelle (zip 17943), Pennsylvania gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lavelle (zip 17943) averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Lavelle (zip 17943). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lavelle (zip 17943) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 17943 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 17943 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lavelle, 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 17943 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 17943 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 17943 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 17943 zip code, there are 3.8 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 17943 zip code with an average of 17.0°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17943 zip code, there are 138.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17943 zip code, there are 3.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 17943 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.

June is the wettest month in the 17943 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.6 inches in the 17943 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 17943 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 124.0 rainy days annually in the 17943 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 36.4 inches in the 17943 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 17943 zip code with 11.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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