Zip 15364 (Sycamore, PA) Climate

15364 Sycamore, PA has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. In the spring, temperatures tend to range from mild to warm with occasional showers and thunderstorms. Summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures reaching as high as 90°F during the day and cooling off to 60°F in the evenings. In the fall, temperatures begin to cool down while still providing plenty of sunshine for outdoor activities. Winters in 15364 Sycamore are cold and snowy, usually dropping below freezing overnight with 1-2 feet of snow accumulation during the season.

Sycamore (zip 15364), Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sycamore (zip 15364) averages 29 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 Sycamore (zip 15364). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sycamore (zip 15364) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 150 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 18
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15364 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 15364 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 15364 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 15364 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 15364 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 15364 zip code, there are 6.1 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 15364 zip code with an average of 17.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15364 zip code, there are 139.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15364 zip code, there are 4.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 15364 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.

May is the wettest month in the 15364 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.3 inches in the 15364 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 15364 zip code with 15.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.9 rainy days. There are 149.5 rainy days annually in the 15364 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 28.8 inches in the 15364 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15364 zip code with 9.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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