Zip 17243 (Orbisonia, PA) Climate

17243 Orbisonia, PA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. The summers are hot and humid, while the winters are cold and snowy. The average temperature in the summer months ranges from 73°F to 82°F and in the winter months it usually ranges from 17°F to 28°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, but snowfall tends to be more common during the winter months while rainfall is more likely during the spring and fall months.

Orbisonia (zip 17243), Pennsylvania gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Orbisonia (zip 17243) averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Orbisonia (zip 17243). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Orbisonia (zip 17243) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 17243 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 5.2 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 17243 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Orbisonia, Pennsylvania	United States
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	84.5°	85.8°
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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 17243 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 17243 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 17243 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 17243 zip code, there are 13.1 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 17243 zip code with an average of 20.0°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17243 zip code, there are 123.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17243 zip code, there are 1.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 17243 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.

May is the wettest month in the 17243 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.8 inches in the 17243 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 17243 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 116.9 rainy days annually in the 17243 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 26.7 inches in the 17243 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the 17243 zip code with 10.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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