Zip 17750 (Mackeyville, PA) Climate

17750 Mackeyville, PA has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperatures in the summer months are typically in the low to mid 80s Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures can drop into the teens during cold spells. Rainfall is distributed throughout the year, with more rain falling during the warmer months. Snowfall is also common in winter months, and severe storms occasionally occur in summer.

Mackeyville (zip 17750), Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mackeyville (zip 17750) averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Mackeyville (zip 17750). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mackeyville (zip 17750) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 17750 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 17750 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 17750 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In the 17750 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 17750 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 17750 zip code, there are 8.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 17750 zip code with an average of 17.1°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17750 zip code, there are 141.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17750 zip code, there are 3.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 17750 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 17750 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.5 inches in the 17750 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 17750 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 125.3 rainy days annually in the 17750 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 Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 32.3 inches in the 17750 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 17750 zip code with 9.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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