Zip 16859 (Moshannon, PA) Climate

Moshannon, PA experiences a temperate climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is around 73°F (23°C), while the average winter temperature is below freezing at an average of 30°F (-1°C). Rainfall in Moshannon averages out to be around 40 inches per year, and snowfall averages to about 35 inches per year. In the spring and fall, temperatures are generally mild and comfortable.

Moshannon (zip 16859), Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Moshannon (zip 16859) averages 49 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Moshannon (zip 16859). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Moshannon (zip 16859) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 148 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 16
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 49 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16859 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 4.2 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16859 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Moshannon, Pennsylvania	United States
	41.6 in.	38.1 in.
	48.8 in.	27.8 in.
	147.5 days	106.2 days
	180 days	205 days
	80.9°	85.8°
	16.0°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.6	4.3
	1485 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 16859 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16859 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 16859 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 16859 zip code, there are 2.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 16859 zip code with an average of 16.0°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16859 zip code, there are 160.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16859 zip code, there are 5.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16859 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.

June is the wettest month in the 16859 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.6 inches in the 16859 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 16859 zip code with 14.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 147.5 rainy days annually in the 16859 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring 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 48.8 inches in the 16859 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16859 zip code with 13.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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