Zip 16683 (Spruce Creek, PA) Climate

16683 Spruce Creek, PA enjoys a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons and plenty of precipitation. Summers are typically hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the high 80s and low 90s during the daytime. Winters are cold and snowy, averaging around 25°F during the coldest month of the year. Spring and fall bring milder temperatures and plenty of rain. Precipitation is abundant in all months throughout the year, with an average of approximately 44 inches per year.

Spruce Creek (zip 16683), Pennsylvania gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Spruce Creek (zip 16683) averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Spruce Creek (zip 16683). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Spruce Creek (zip 16683) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16683 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.2 Summer - 4.9 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 16683 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 16683 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16683 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 16683 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 16683 zip code, there are 7.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 16683 zip code with an average of 20.0°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16683 zip code, there are 120.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16683 zip code, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 16683 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.

June is the wettest month in the 16683 zip code with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.7 inches in the 16683 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 16683 zip code with 13.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 136.0 rainy days annually in the 16683 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 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 35.0 inches in the 16683 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16683 zip code with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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