Zip 18635 (Nescopeck, PA) Climate

18635 Nescopeck, PA has a humid continental climate with hot summer months and cold winters. The summers are usually warm and humid with temperatures reaching into the 80s Fahrenheit while the winters can be very cold, with temperatures often dropping to well below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, except for late summer which tends to be drier than other months. Snowfall usually begins in November and lasts until April, though it varies from year to year. Generally speaking, 18635 Nescopeck, PA has four distinct seasons with a moderate temperature range overall.

Nescopeck (zip 18635), Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Nescopeck (zip 18635) averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Nescopeck (zip 18635). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Nescopeck (zip 18635) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 16
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18635 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in the 18635 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Nescopeck, Pennsylvania	United States
	42.8 in.	38.1 in.
	32.1 in.	27.8 in.
	122.8 days	106.2 days
	176 days	205 days
	81.6°	85.8°
	16.2°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.8	4.3
	588 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 18635 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 18635 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 18635 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 18635 zip code, there are 5.1 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 18635 zip code with an average of 16.2°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18635 zip code, there are 140.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18635 zip code, there are 3.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 18635 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.

June is the wettest month in the 18635 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.8 inches in the 18635 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 18635 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 122.8 rainy days annually in the 18635 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 32.1 inches in the 18635 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18635 zip code with 11.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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