Zip 16335 (Meadville, PA) Climate

16335 Meadville, PA experiences a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. The summers are usually hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching the mid-80s (Fahrenheit). Winters in the region are cold and snowy, with temperatures typically ranging from 20 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Spring and autumn are milder, with temperatures ranging from 40 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year, although summer tends to be the wettest season.

Meadville (zip 16335), Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Meadville (zip 16335) averages 75 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 Meadville (zip 16335). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Meadville (zip 16335) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 160 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 17
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 75 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16335 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 3.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16335 zip code, while January and December 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 16335 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16335 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 16335 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 16335 zip code, there are 4.3 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 16335 zip code with an average of 17.0°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16335 zip code, there are 137.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16335 zip code, there are 7.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16335 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 16335 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 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 42.2 inches in the 16335 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

December is the rainiest month in the 16335 zip code with 16.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 159.9 rainy days annually in the 16335 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 74.6 inches in the 16335 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16335 zip code with 20.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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