Zip 15772 (Rossiter, PA) Climate

Rossiter, Pennsylvania has a climate that is typical of much of the Northeastern United States. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the 80s and 90s during the day. Winters are often cold, and snowfall is not uncommon. The area generally experiences four distinct seasons, with spring and fall providing pleasant weather for outdoor activities. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year, keeping Rossiter's scenery lush with greenery.

Rossiter (zip 15772), Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rossiter (zip 15772) averages 53 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Rossiter (zip 15772). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rossiter (zip 15772) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 176 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15772 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 15772 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Rossiter, Pennsylvania	United States
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	81.0°	85.8°
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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 15772 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 15772 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 15772 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 15772 zip code, there are 4.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 15772 zip code with an average of 15.9°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15772 zip code, there are 149.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15772 zip code, there are 6.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 15772 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.

July is the wettest month in the 15772 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.4 inches in the 15772 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 15772 zip code with 17.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.9 rainy days. There are 175.7 rainy days annually in the 15772 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 53.2 inches in the 15772 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15772 zip code with 15.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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