Zip 18453 (Pleasant Mount, PA) Climate

18453 Pleasant Mount, PA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures average around 81°F while in the winter they are much lower, averaging around 28°F. The area experiences all four seasons as well as moderate rainfall throughout the year. In addition, snowfall is relatively common in the winter months. Overall, 18453 Pleasant Mount, PA has a temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters that makes it a great place to live year-round.

Pleasant Mount (zip 18453), Pennsylvania gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pleasant Mount (zip 18453) averages 72 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Pleasant Mount (zip 18453). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pleasant Mount (zip 18453) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 148 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 72 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18453 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 18453 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 18453 zip code with an average high temperature of 77.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In the 18453 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 18453 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 18453 zip code, there are 1.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 18453 zip code with an average of 11.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18453 zip code, there are 167.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18453 zip code, there are 12.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 18453 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 18453 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.2 inches in the 18453 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 18453 zip code with 13.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 11.4 rainy days. There are 148.2 rainy days annually in the 18453 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 72.4 inches in the 18453 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18453 zip code with 21.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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cheryl · Pleasant Mount, PA

Quietude

Over 6 years ago

If you like the mountains and the country, if you like to see the stars at night and views of nature during the day, if you want peace and quiet and no bureaucrats More