Zip 17965 (Port Carbon, PA) Climate

17965 Port Carbon, PA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Winters in the area are cold and snowy with temperatures dropping below freezing during the winter months. Summers are warm and humid with occasional thunderstorms. The spring and fall months tend to be mild with moderate temperatures throughout. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, especially during the warmer months when thunderstorms are frequent. Overall, 17965 Port Carbon, PA has a moderate climate that provides plenty of opportunity for outdoor activities all year round.

Port Carbon (zip 17965), Pennsylvania gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Port Carbon (zip 17965) averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Port Carbon (zip 17965). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Port Carbon (zip 17965) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 20
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 17965 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 5 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 17965 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Port Carbon, Pennsylvania	United States
	51.0 in.	38.1 in.
	33.3 in.	27.8 in.
	126.9 days	106.2 days
	192 days	205 days
	84.2°	85.8°
	19.6°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.7	4.3
	737 ft.	2443 ft.

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 17965 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 17965 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 17965 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 17965 zip code, there are 10.8 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 17965 zip code with an average of 19.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17965 zip code, there are 119.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17965 zip code, there are 1.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 17965 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 17965 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.0 inches in the 17965 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 17965 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 126.9 rainy days annually in the 17965 zip code, which is about average compared to other 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 33.3 inches in the 17965 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 17965 zip code with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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