Zip 16428 (North East, PA) Climate

16428 North East, PA has a humid continental climate. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures often reaching into the 80s and nights remaining in the mid 60s. Winters are cold but generally not extreme, with temperatures usually around the low 30s during the day and dipping down to the high teens at night. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, while snowfall varies from year to year.

North East (zip 16428), Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

North East (zip 16428) averages 89 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in North East (zip 16428). The US average is 205 sunny days.

North East (zip 16428) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 155 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 89 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16428 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.4 Summer - 3.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16428 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 16428 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16428 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 16428 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 16428 zip code, there are 4.5 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 16428 zip code with an average of 20.5°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16428 zip code, there are 113.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16428 zip code, there are 2.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16428 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

September is the wettest month in the 16428 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.2 inches in the 16428 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 16428 zip code with 17.4 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 155.4 rainy days annually in the 16428 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 89.1 inches in the 16428 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16428 zip code with 25.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Patti · Charlotte, NC

My Birthplace

Over 7 years ago

I'll always love North East the best, as I was born and raised here. I miss most the lake access, grape vineyards, and smells of apple orchards in the fall. Schools More