Zip 16102 (New Castle, PA) Climate

16102 New Castle, PA has a humid continental climate. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures reaching as high as the upper 80s on some days. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures often dropping below freezing for extended periods of time. The amount of precipitation varies throughout the year, and there is generally enough snowfall to enjoy winter activities. The average annual temperature is around 54°F, making it an ideal location for outdoor activities year-round.

New Castle (zip 16102), Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Castle (zip 16102) averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in New Castle (zip 16102). The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Castle (zip 16102) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 144 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16102 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 16102 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 16102 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16102 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 16102 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 16102 zip code, there are 11.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 16102 zip code with an average of 18.3°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16102 zip code, there are 133.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16102 zip code, there are 4.8 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 16102 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 16102 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.6 inches in the 16102 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.

December is the rainiest month in the 16102 zip code with 13.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 143.8 rainy days annually in the 16102 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 25.1 inches in the 16102 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16102 zip code with 8.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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