Zip 15777 (Starford, PA) Climate

15777 Starford, PA has a mostly temperate climate year-round with warm summers and cool winters. During the summer months, temperatures can reach highs in the mid-80s Fahrenheit with mild humidity levels. In the winter months, temperatures generally stay between the low 30’s and mid-50’s Fahrenheit, making for chilly but not unbearable conditions. The area receives an average of 40 inches of rainfall each year, providing plenty of moisture to sustain vegetation growth. Snowfall is moderate during winter months with an average of around 20 inches per season. All in all, 15777 Starford, PA provides a comfortable climate that is neither too hot nor too cold throughout most of the year.

Starford (zip 15777), Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Starford (zip 15777) averages 56 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Starford (zip 15777). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Starford (zip 15777) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 175 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 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 56 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15777 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 15777 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 15777 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 15777 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 15777 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 15777 zip code, there are 5.7 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 15777 zip code with an average of 16.1°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15777 zip code, there are 151.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15777 zip code, there are 6.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 15777 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.

July is the wettest month in the 15777 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.3 inches in the 15777 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 15777 zip code with 18.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.6 rainy days. There are 174.8 rainy days annually in the 15777 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 56.4 inches in the 15777 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15777 zip code with 15.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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