Zip 15564 (Wellersburg, PA) Climate

15564 Wellersburg, PA has a humid continental climate, making it warm and humid in the summer and cold and snowy in the winter. The average temperature in July is 78°F (25.6°C) and the average temperature in January is 28°F (-2.2°C). The area experiences an average of 39 inches (99 cm) of precipitation per year with most of it coming as rain during the warmer months, although parts of the area may see some light snowfall.

Wellersburg (zip 15564), Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wellersburg (zip 15564) averages 32 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 Wellersburg (zip 15564). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wellersburg (zip 15564) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15564 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 5 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 15564 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 15564 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 15564 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 15564 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 15564 zip code, there are 15.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 15564 zip code with an average of 19.9°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15564 zip code, there are 125.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15564 zip code, there are 2.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 15564 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.

May is the wettest month in the 15564 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.5 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 38.8 inches in the 15564 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 15564 zip code with 12.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 124.7 rainy days annually in the 15564 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 31.5 inches in the 15564 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15564 zip code with 9.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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