Zip 18833 (New Albany, PA) Climate

New Albany, PA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The summers are usually hot and humid while the winters tend to be cold and snowy. On average, January is the coldest month of the year in New Albany with temperatures reaching as low as 15 degrees Fahrenheit at night. July is the hottest month of the year with temperatures reaching up to 86 degrees Fahrenheit during the day. Precipitation is common throughout the year, including both snow and rain. Snowfall can be abundant during winter months while spring and summer bring scattered thunderstorms.

New Albany (zip 18833), Pennsylvania gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Albany (zip 18833) averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in New Albany (zip 18833). The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Albany (zip 18833) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18833 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 18833 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	New Albany, Pennsylvania	United States
	39.9 in.	38.1 in.
	38.8 in.	27.8 in.
	135.2 days	106.2 days
	174 days	205 days
	80.3°	85.8°
	14.6°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	3.1	4.3
	1298 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 18833 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 18833 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 18833 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 18833 zip code, there are 3.9 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 18833 zip code with an average of 14.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18833 zip code, there are 157.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18833 zip code, there are 8.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 18833 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 18833 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.9 inches in the 18833 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 18833 zip code with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 135.2 rainy days annually in the 18833 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 38.8 inches in the 18833 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18833 zip code with 10.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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