Zip 17094 (Thompsontown, PA) Climate

17094 Thompsontown, PA has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold, dry winters. The average temperature in the summer is a pleasant 79 degrees Fahrenheit, while in the winter it can dip as low as 22 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation throughout the year averages around 42 inches, with most of it falling in April to September. Snowfall during the winter season averages around 30 inches. This area has four distinct seasons that bring a variety of weather patterns to Thompsontown.

Thompsontown (zip 17094), Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Thompsontown (zip 17094) averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Thompsontown (zip 17094). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Thompsontown (zip 17094) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 20
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 17094 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 5.1 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 17094 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Thompsontown, Pennsylvania	United States
	43.4 in.	38.1 in.
	31.6 in.	27.8 in.
	119.5 days	106.2 days
	196 days	205 days
	83.6°	85.8°
	19.6°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.9	4.3
	858 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 17094 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In the 17094 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 17094 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 17094 zip code, there are 9.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 17094 zip code with an average of 19.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17094 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 17094 zip code, there are 2.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 17094 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 17094 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.4 inches in the 17094 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 17094 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 119.5 rainy days annually in the 17094 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 31.6 inches in the 17094 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 17094 zip code with 11.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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