Zip 18078 (Schnecksville, PA) Climate

18078 Schnecksville, PA has a humid continental climate. Summers are hot and humid while winters are cold and snowy. The area typically receives around 40 inches of precipitation annually, with the majority of it falling in the form of snow during the winter months. The average temperature in January is 28°F while in July it is 73°F. In addition, 18078 Schnecksville experiences a wide range of temperatures throughout the year, ranging from as low as -16°F to as high as 96°F.

Schnecksville (zip 18078), Pennsylvania gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Schnecksville (zip 18078) averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Schnecksville (zip 18078). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Schnecksville (zip 18078) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18078 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.8 Summer - 5.1 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 18078 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Schnecksville, Pennsylvania	United States
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	84.9°	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 18078 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 18078 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 18078 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 18078 zip code, there are 16.4 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 18078 zip code with an average of 16.6°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18078 zip code, there are 140.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18078 zip code, there are 3.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 18078 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.

September is the wettest month in the 18078 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.6 inches in the 18078 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 18078 zip code with 10.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 107.3 rainy days annually in the 18078 zip code, which is one of the least rainy 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 30.9 inches in the 18078 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the 18078 zip code with 10.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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