Zip 16154 (Transfer, PA) Climate

The climate in 16154 Transfer, PA is typically cold, with temperatures ranging from the high 30s to low 50s during winter months and mid-60s to low 80s during summer months. There is generally an average of around 40 inches of rainfall per year, which is fairly evenly distributed between the four seasons. Snowfall can be expected throughout the winter, and spring often brings a decent amount of rain. During the summer months, humidity levels tend to remain relatively low as well.

Transfer (zip 16154), Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Transfer (zip 16154) averages 53 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Transfer (zip 16154). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Transfer (zip 16154) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 156 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16154 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16154 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Transfer, Pennsylvania	United States
	41.9 in.	38.1 in.
	52.9 in.	27.8 in.
	156.0 days	106.2 days
	160 days	205 days
	81.6°	85.8°
	15.6°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	3.3	4.3
	1078 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 16154 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16154 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 16154 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 16154 zip code, there are 5.2 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 16154 zip code with an average of 15.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16154 zip code, there are 148.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16154 zip code, there are 8.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16154 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 16154 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.9 inches in the 16154 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

December is the rainiest month in the 16154 zip code with 15.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 156.0 rainy days annually in the 16154 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 52.9 inches in the 16154 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16154 zip code with 14.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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