Zip 16950 (Westfield, PA) Climate

The climate in 16950 Westfield, PA is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, the average temperatures range from the upper-70s to the mid-80s with high humidity levels. During the winter months, temperatures tend to drop into the low 20's or teens during the night and into the 30's and 40's during the day. Snowfall typically begins in late November and continues through March with a total accumulation of around 45 inches annually.

Westfield (zip 16950), Pennsylvania gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Westfield (zip 16950) averages 58 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Westfield (zip 16950). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Westfield (zip 16950) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 58 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16950 zip code is 6.5 (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 16950 zip code, while January and December 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 16950 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16950 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 16950 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 16950 zip code, there are 4.1 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 16950 zip code with an average of 14.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16950 zip code, there are 157.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16950 zip code, there are 8.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16950 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 16950 zip code with 4.4 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 37.8 inches in the 16950 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.

December is the rainiest month in the 16950 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 134.9 rainy days annually in the 16950 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 58.0 inches in the 16950 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16950 zip code with 14.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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