Zip 16803 (State College, PA) Climate

16803 State College, PA has a humid continental climate. Summers are generally warm and humid with temperatures reaching up to 90°F on some days while winters are cold and snowy, sometimes dropping down to -25°F. During the spring and fall months, temperatures hover around the mid-50s with occasional rain showers. Overall, the area is known for its four distinct seasons with moderate temperature fluctuations.

State College (zip 16803), Pennsylvania gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

State College (zip 16803) averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in State College (zip 16803). The US average is 205 sunny days.

State College (zip 16803) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 17
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16803 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16803 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	State College, 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 16803 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16803 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 16803 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 16803 zip code, there are 4.6 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 16803 zip code with an average of 17.1°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16803 zip code, there are 148.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16803 zip code, there are 3.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16803 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 16803 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.2 inches in the 16803 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 16803 zip code with 13.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 140.9 rainy days annually in the 16803 zip code, which is rainier 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 44.8 inches in the 16803 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16803 zip code with 12.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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