Zip 18960 (Sellersville, PA) Climate

In 1960 Sellersville, PA had a moderately humid continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature for the year was 60.6°F (15.9°C) with an average high of 70.3°F (21.3°C) and an average low of 51.0°F (10.6°C). Average precipitation for the year was 41 inches, primarily falling during the cooler months of autumn and winter. Snowfall also occurred in the winter months, totaling about 33 inches per year on average.

Sellersville (zip 18960), Pennsylvania gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sellersville (zip 18960) averages 22 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 Sellersville (zip 18960). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sellersville (zip 18960) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18960 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.7 Summer - 5.4 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 18960 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 18960 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In the 18960 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 18960 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 18960 zip code, there are 20.8 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 18960 zip code with an average of 21.7°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18960 zip code, there are 108.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18960 zip code, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 18960 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.

July is the wettest month in the 18960 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 47.8 inches in the 18960 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 18960 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 115.2 rainy days annually in the 18960 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.7 inches in the 18960 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the 18960 zip code with 7.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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