Zip 18848 (Towanda, PA) Climate

18848 Towanda, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summertime is around 75 degrees Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures often dip down to the low twenties. Precipitation occurs throughout the year, with snowfall occurring during the winter months. Spring and fall tend to be milder, but still wet, seasons in Towanda.

Towanda (zip 18848), Pennsylvania gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Towanda (zip 18848) averages 39 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 Towanda (zip 18848). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Towanda (zip 18848) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18848 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.6 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 18848 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 18848 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 18848 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 18848 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 18848 zip code, there are 4.6 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 18848 zip code with an average of 14.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18848 zip code, there are 154.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18848 zip code, there are 8.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 18848 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 18848 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.2 inches in the 18848 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 18848 zip code with 12.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 132.9 rainy days annually in the 18848 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 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 38.6 inches in the 18848 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18848 zip code with 10.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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