Zip 18846 (Sugar Run, PA) Climate

18846 Sugar Run, PA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The temperatures range from lows in the winter around -10°F to highs in the summer around 80°F. The area receives an average of 33 inches of precipitation each year, mostly throughout the spring and summer months. During winter, small amounts of snowfall generally occur until late February or early March. Overall, 18846 Sugar Run, PA is known for its warm and humid summers and cold winters.

Sugar Run (zip 18846), Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sugar Run (zip 18846) averages 40 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 167 sunny days per year in Sugar Run (zip 18846). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sugar Run (zip 18846) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18846 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.2 Summer - 4.7 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 18846 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Sugar Run, Pennsylvania	United States
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	Unlock	106.2 days
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	80.2°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	6.8	Unlock
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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 18846 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 18846 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 18846 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 18846 zip code, there are 3.7 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 18846 zip code with an average of 14.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18846 zip code, there are 152.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18846 zip code, there are 7.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 18846 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 18846 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.1 inches in the 18846 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 18846 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 126.6 rainy days annually in the 18846 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 Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 39.7 inches in the 18846 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18846 zip code with 11.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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