Zip 16740 (Mount Jewett, PA) Climate

The climate in 16740 Mount Jewett, PA is generally a cold one with long, cold winters and short warm summers. The average high temperature during the summer months rarely gets above 75 degrees Fahrenheit while the average low temperatures in the winter can often dip below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Snowfall is common throughout the year and can range anywhere from a few inches to several feet at times. Precipitation overall is low with most of it falling as snow. Overall, Mount Jewett has a rather cold climate that can be unpredictable at times depending on prevailing weather patterns.

Mount Jewett (zip 16740), Pennsylvania gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Jewett (zip 16740) averages 70 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 157 sunny days per year in Mount Jewett (zip 16740). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Jewett (zip 16740) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 169 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 70 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16740 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

8.8 Summer - 3.4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16740 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 16740 zip code with an average high temperature of 77.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In the 16740 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 16740 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 16740 zip code, there are 0.5 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 16740 zip code with an average of 13.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16740 zip code, there are 167.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16740 zip code, there are 11.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16740 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 July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 16740 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 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 47.1 inches in the 16740 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

December is the rainiest month in the 16740 zip code with 17.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.3 rainy days. There are 168.5 rainy days annually in the 16740 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 70.3 inches in the 16740 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16740 zip code with 19.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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