Zip 18330 (Sierra View, PA) Climate

The climate in 18330 Sierra View, PA is generally mild year-round. Summers are warm but not overly hot, with temperatures reaching into the lower 80s during the day. Winters can get quite cold at times, with temperatures sometimes dropping into or below zero degrees. Snowfall is common during the winter months, and precipitation occurs throughout the year, usually in amounts of a few inches per month. On average, 18330 Sierra View receives around 40 inches of rainfall per year and around 50 inches of snowfall per year.

Sierra View (zip 18330), Pennsylvania gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sierra View (zip 18330) averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 194 sunny days per year in Sierra View (zip 18330). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sierra View (zip 18330) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 16
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18330 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 18330 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Sierra View, 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 18330 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 18330 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 18330 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 18330 zip code, there are 7.1 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 18330 zip code with an average of 15.7°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18330 zip code, there are 141.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18330 zip code, there are 4.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 18330 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.

June is the wettest month in the 18330 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 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 51.2 inches in the 18330 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

April is the rainiest month in the 18330 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 120.5 rainy days annually in the 18330 zip code, which is less rainy than most 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 38.7 inches in the 18330 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18330 zip code with 12.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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