Zip 17253 (Saltillo, PA) Climate

17253 Saltillo, PA is located in south-central Pennsylvania and has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 73°F (23°C) while the average temperature in the winter dips to around 28°F (-2°C). Rainfall is fairly spread out throughout the year with an average of 40 inches per year. Snowfall usually begins in December and can last until March, though snowfall amounts vary greatly from year to year. In general, 17253 Saltillo has mild temperatures throughout the year which makes it a pleasant place to live.

Saltillo (zip 17253), Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Saltillo (zip 17253) averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Saltillo (zip 17253). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Saltillo (zip 17253) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 19
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 17253 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 5.2 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 17253 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Saltillo, Pennsylvania	United States
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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 17253 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In the 17253 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 17253 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 17253 zip code, there are 9.8 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 17253 zip code with an average of 18.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17253 zip code, there are 133.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17253 zip code, there are 2.2 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 17253 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.

May is the wettest month in the 17253 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.0 inches in the 17253 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 17253 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 129.0 rainy days annually in the 17253 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 Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 23.6 inches in the 17253 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the 17253 zip code with 8.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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