Zip 18343 (Mount Bethel, PA) Climate

18343 Mount Bethel, PA has a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature for the year is 49°F (9°C) and the average yearly precipitation is around 40 inches (101 cm). During the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 85°F (29°C) and winter temperatures can dip as low as 15°F (-9°C). Snowfall averages around 35 inches (88 cm) each year. The area experiences four distinct seasons with plenty of rain throughout the year. Spring and fall are mild but brief while summer is typically hot and humid. Winter brings colder temperatures with snowfall possible from December to March.

Mount Bethel (zip 18343), Pennsylvania gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Bethel (zip 18343) averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Mount Bethel (zip 18343). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Bethel (zip 18343) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18343 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 5 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in the 18343 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 18343 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In the 18343 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 18343 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 18343 zip code, there are 9.4 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 18343 zip code with an average of 17.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18343 zip code, there are 136.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18343 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 18343 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 18343 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.3 inches in the 18343 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 18343 zip code with 12.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 127.0 rainy days annually in the 18343 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 32.9 inches in the 18343 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18343 zip code with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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