Zip 16901 (Wellsboro, PA) Climate

16901 Wellsboro, PA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average annual temperature in 16901 Wellsboro, PA is around 49 degrees Fahrenheit. Summers can be quite warm with temperatures in the mid to high 80s. Winters are cold, with temperatures averaging around 24 degrees Fahrenheit in January. Snowfall is common throughout the winter months and the area receives about 35 inches of snowfall annually. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of about 42 inches per year.

Wellsboro (zip 16901), Pennsylvania gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wellsboro (zip 16901) averages 51 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Wellsboro (zip 16901). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wellsboro (zip 16901) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 150 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 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 51 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16901 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16901 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 16901 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In the 16901 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 16901 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 16901 zip code, there are 3.9 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 16901 zip code with an average of 14.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16901 zip code, there are 156.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16901 zip code, there are 8.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16901 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 16901 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.1 inches in the 16901 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 16901 zip code with 13.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 11.0 rainy days. There are 149.6 rainy days annually in the 16901 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 50.7 inches in the 16901 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16901 zip code with 12.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Chelsea · Wellsboro, PA

A very wide divide

Over 8 years ago

Pros: BEAUTIFUL area. If you've got a bit of coin and feel like staking a business, Wellsboro would invite you with open arms. Wellsboro is a tourist town and the More