Zip 17832 (Marion Heights, PA) Climate

17832 Marion Heights, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers are typically hot, humid and wet, while winters can be cold and dry. Average temperatures in the summer months range from the low 60s to mid-80s Fahrenheit. Winters are generally cooler, with average temperatures ranging from the mid-teens to low 30s Fahrenheit. Snowfall is common during winter months, with around 8 inches of average snowfall between December and March. Despite its location in the northern part of Pennsylvania, Marion Heights rarely experiences extreme weather conditions.

Marion Heights (zip 17832), Pennsylvania gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Marion Heights (zip 17832) averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 183 sunny days per year in Marion Heights (zip 17832). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Marion Heights (zip 17832) 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 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 17832 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, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 17832 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Marion Heights, Pennsylvania	United States
	48.5 in.	38.1 in.
	37.0 in.	27.8 in.
	124.2 days	106.2 days
	183 days	205 days
	81.9°	85.8°
	17.1°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.8	4.3
	1314 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 17832 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 17832 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 17832 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 17832 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 17832 zip code with an average of 17.1°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17832 zip code, there are 138.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17832 zip code, there are 3.0 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 17832 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 17832 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 48.5 inches in the 17832 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 17832 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 124.2 rainy days annually in the 17832 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 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 37.0 inches in the 17832 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 17832 zip code with 11.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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