Zip 18354 (Sciota, PA) Climate

18354 Sciota, PA has a humid continental climate. Summers tend to be hot and humid with average high temperatures in the mid-80s, while winters are cold and snowy with average low temperatures in the teens. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, though snowfall often accumulates in winter months. The area also experiences four distinct seasons and weather can vary greatly between each season.

Sciota (zip 18354), Pennsylvania gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sciota (zip 18354) averages 33 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 Sciota (zip 18354). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sciota (zip 18354) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 16
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18354 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

8.8 Summer - 5 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 18354 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Sciota, Pennsylvania	United States
	50.9 in.	38.1 in.
	32.5 in.	27.8 in.
	127.1 days	106.2 days
	204 days	205 days
	85.0°	85.8°
	15.9°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.7	4.3
	691 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 18354 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 18354 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 18354 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 18354 zip code, there are 17.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 18354 zip code with an average of 15.9°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18354 zip code, there are 146.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18354 zip code, there are 4.3 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 18354 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

September is the wettest month in the 18354 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.9 inches in the 18354 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

April is the rainiest month in the 18354 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 127.1 rainy days annually in the 18354 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 32.5 inches in the 18354 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18354 zip code with 10.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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