Zip 18252 (Tamaqua, PA) Climate

18252 Tamaqua, PA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm, humid summers. The area typically experiences four distinct seasons. Winters are usually cold and snowy, with January being the coldest month of the year, averaging 26°F. Summers in the area are hot and humid, with July being the hottest month on average at 74°F. Spring and fall tend to be milder with moderate temperatures and rainfall. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, making it an ideal location for outdoor activities all year round.

Tamaqua (zip 18252), Pennsylvania gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tamaqua (zip 18252) averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Tamaqua (zip 18252). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tamaqua (zip 18252) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18252 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 5 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 18252 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Tamaqua, Pennsylvania	United States
	52.0 in.	38.1 in.
	37.7 in.	27.8 in.
	123.8 days	106.2 days
	191 days	205 days
	84.2°	85.8°
	19.0°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.7	4.3
	830 ft.	2443 ft.

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 18252 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 18252 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 18252 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 18252 zip code, there are 11.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 18252 zip code with an average of 19.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18252 zip code, there are 121.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18252 zip code, there are 2.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 18252 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 18252 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.0 inches in the 18252 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 18252 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 123.8 rainy days annually in the 18252 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 37.7 inches in the 18252 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18252 zip code with 12.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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