Zip 17862 (Penns Creek, PA) Climate

17862 Penns Creek, PA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The area experiences four distinct seasons throughout the year, with temperatures ranging from mild to extreme. Summer temperatures average between 75°F and 80°F and winter temperatures can drop as low as 10°F. Rainfall is heavy throughout the year, averaging over 41 inches annually making the region lush and green. Heavy snowfall is also common during the winter months, averaging around 30 inches a year. Overall, 17862 Penns Creek, PA has a temperate climate that provides its residents with endless outdoor activities to enjoy in any season of the year.

Penns Creek (zip 17862), Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Penns Creek (zip 17862) averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Penns Creek (zip 17862). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Penns Creek (zip 17862) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 17862 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 17862 zip code, while January and February 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 17862 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In the 17862 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 17862 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 17862 zip code, there are 8.7 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 17862 zip code with an average of 18.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17862 zip code, there are 132.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17862 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.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 17862 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 17862 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.2 inches in the 17862 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 17862 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 122.0 rainy days annually in the 17862 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 30.4 inches in the 17862 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 17862 zip code with 11.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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