Zip 15559 (Schellsburg, PA) Climate

15559 Schellsburg, PA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid while winters are cold and snowy. During the summer, temperatures can reach up to an average high of 81°F with an average low of 58°F. Winters typically feature temperatures that range from an average high of 36°F to an average low of 18°F. The area receives around 39 inches of precipitation annually, mostly in the form of rain during spring and autumn months.

Schellsburg (zip 15559), Pennsylvania gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Schellsburg (zip 15559) averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Schellsburg (zip 15559). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Schellsburg (zip 15559) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15559 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 15559 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Schellsburg, 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 15559 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 15559 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 15559 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 15559 zip code, there are 6.1 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 15559 zip code with an average of 17.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15559 zip code, there are 139.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15559 zip code, there are 4.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 15559 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 15559 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.4 inches in the 15559 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 15559 zip code with 13.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 132.2 rainy days annually in the 15559 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 35.9 inches in the 15559 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15559 zip code with 10.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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