Zip 16662 (Martinsburg, PA) Climate

The climate in 16662 Martinsburg, PA is classified as humid continental. This means that winters tend to be cold and snowy while summers are warm and humid. During the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 90°F with the humidity making it feel significantly hotter. During the winter months, temperatures can dip below freezing at times and a significant amount of snowfall is common. The average annual temperature is around 49°F with an average of 33 inches of precipitation annually.

Martinsburg (zip 16662), Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Martinsburg (zip 16662) averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Martinsburg (zip 16662). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Martinsburg (zip 16662) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 19
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16662 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9.2 Summer - 4.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16662 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 16662 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16662 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 16662 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 16662 zip code, there are 4.6 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 16662 zip code with an average of 18.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16662 zip code, there are 127.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16662 zip code, there are 2.3 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 16662 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.

May is the wettest month in the 16662 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.0 inches in the 16662 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 16662 zip code with 13.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 134.5 rainy days annually in the 16662 zip code, which is about average compared to other 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 26.9 inches in the 16662 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the 16662 zip code with 8.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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