Zip 17267 (Warfordsburg, PA) Climate

17267 Warfordsburg, PA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are generally hot and humid with temperatures ranging from the mid-70s to the high 80s on average. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures ranging from the mid-20s to low 30s. Spring and fall are mild and pleasant although precipitation is quite common during these months. The area receives an average of 42 inches of rainfall a year and an average of 35 inches of snowfall per year.

Warfordsburg (zip 17267), Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Warfordsburg (zip 17267) averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Warfordsburg (zip 17267). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Warfordsburg (zip 17267) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Warfordsburg is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 5.4 Winter

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

Climate	Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania	United States
	38.7 in.	38.1 in.
	21.0 in.	27.8 in.
	112.9 days	106.2 days
	197 days	205 days
	84.6°	85.8°
	19.5°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.1	4.3
	806 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 Warfordsburg with an average high temperature of 84.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Warfordsburg, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Warfordsburg are September, June and August.

In Warfordsburg, there are 14.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Warfordsburg with an average of 19.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In Warfordsburg, there are 130.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In Warfordsburg, there are 1.9 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 Warfordsburg but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in Warfordsburg with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.7 inches in Warfordsburg means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in Warfordsburg with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 112.9 rainy days annually in Warfordsburg, which is one of the least rainy places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.0 inches in Warfordsburg means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Warfordsburg with 7.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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