Zip 15779 (Torrance, PA) Climate

15779 Torrance, PA has a humid continental climate with cool and snowy winters and warm and humid summers. The average temperature in winter is around 28°F (–2°C), while the average temperature in summer is around 70°F (21°C). Precipitation levels are moderate throughout the year, with an average of about 38 inches annually. Snowfall is also common, with an average of 44 inches per season. The region experiences all four seasons, which brings a variety of outdoor activities for residents to enjoy year-round.

Torrance (zip 15779), Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Torrance (zip 15779) averages 40 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 Torrance (zip 15779). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Torrance (zip 15779) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 149 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 19
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15779 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.6 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 15779 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Torrance, Pennsylvania	United States
	46.0 in.	38.1 in.
	39.6 in.	27.8 in.
	148.6 days	106.2 days
	162 days	205 days
	83.3°	85.8°
	19.0°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.5	4.3
	1124 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 15779 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In the 15779 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 15779 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 15779 zip code, there are 8.4 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 15779 zip code with an average of 19.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15779 zip code, there are 129.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15779 zip code, there are 4.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 15779 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.

July is the wettest month in the 15779 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.0 inches in the 15779 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 15779 zip code with 15.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.1 rainy days. There are 148.6 rainy days annually in the 15779 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 Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 39.6 inches in the 15779 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15779 zip code with 12.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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