Zip 18456 (Prompton, PA) Climate

The climate in 18456 Prompton, PA is typically mild and temperate. Summers are usually hot and humid, with average high temperatures reaching the mid-80s during the hottest months. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping to below freezing on most days from December through February. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with April being the wettest month. Snowfall averages around 20 inches per season.

Prompton (zip 18456), Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Prompton (zip 18456) averages 57 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 Prompton (zip 18456). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Prompton (zip 18456) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 57 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18456 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 18456 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Prompton, Pennsylvania	United States
	43.9 in.	38.1 in.
	57.1 in.	27.8 in.
	130.1 days	106.2 days
	175 days	205 days
	78.6°	85.8°
	11.8°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.6	4.3
	1236 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 18456 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In the 18456 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 18456 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 18456 zip code, there are 1.9 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 18456 zip code with an average of 11.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18456 zip code, there are 166.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18456 zip code, there are 11.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 18456 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 18456 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.9 inches in the 18456 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 18456 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 130.1 rainy days annually in the 18456 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 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 57.1 inches in the 18456 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18456 zip code with 17.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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