Zip 16667 (Osterburg, PA) Climate

16667 Osterburg, PA has a humid continental climate with hot, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. The average temperature range throughout the year is between 30°F and 80°F depending on the season. During the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 90°F or higher with high humidity levels and occasional thunderstorms. Winters are characterized by cold temperatures, snowfall and occasional blizzards. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year due to the temperate climate in 16667 Osterburg, PA.

Osterburg (zip 16667), Pennsylvania gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Osterburg (zip 16667) averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Osterburg (zip 16667). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Osterburg (zip 16667) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16667 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16667 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Osterburg, Pennsylvania	United States
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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 16667 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16667 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 16667 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 16667 zip code, there are 8.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 16667 zip code with an average of 18.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16667 zip code, there are 137.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16667 zip code, there are 2.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16667 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.

May is the wettest month in the 16667 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.4 inches in the 16667 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 16667 zip code with 13.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 132.5 rainy days annually in the 16667 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 Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 35.6 inches in the 16667 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16667 zip code with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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