Zip 18660 (Wapwallopen, PA) Climate


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18660 Wapwallopen, PA has a humid continental climate, characterized by warm and humid summers and cold, snowy winters. This area experiences four distinct seasons throughout the year. Winters are cold with average low temperatures in January around 25°F (-4°C), while summers can be hot and humid with average high temperatures in July of around 84°F (29°C). Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with average annual rainfall totals of around 42 inches (106 cm). Snowfall can range from moderate to heavy depending on the winter season. Spring and autumn are generally mild but can have surprises of extreme weather from time to time.

Wapwallopen (zip 18660), Pennsylvania gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wapwallopen (zip 18660) averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Wapwallopen (zip 18660). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wapwallopen (zip 18660) 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18660 zip code is 6.8 (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 18660 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 18660 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In the 18660 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 18660 zip code are August, July and June.
In the 18660 zip code, there are 2.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 18660 zip code with an average of 14.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In the 18660 zip code, there are 152.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In the 18660 zip code, there are 6.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in the 18660 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 18660 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 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 48.4 inches in the 18660 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in the 18660 zip code with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 119.9 rainy days annually in the 18660 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.2 inches in the 18660 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18660 zip code with 12.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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