Zip 15963 (Windber, PA) Climate

The climate in 15963 Windber, PA is generally mild and pleasant throughout the year. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures typically ranging from the mid 60s to the low 80s. Winters are usually cold with temperatures reaching down into the upper twenties at night, and occasional snow storms throughout the season. Spring and fall transition months offer a pleasant mix of both warm and cool temperatures. Overall, 15963 Windber, PA experiences a comfortable climate for most of the year.

Windber (zip 15963), Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Windber (zip 15963) averages 85 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in Windber (zip 15963). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Windber (zip 15963) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 156 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 85 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15963 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 3.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 15963 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Windber, Pennsylvania	United States
	43.9 in.	38.1 in.
	84.7 in.	27.8 in.
	155.5 days	106.2 days
	159 days	205 days
	79.3°	85.8°
	16.4°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	3.5	4.3
	1802 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 the 15963 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In the 15963 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 15963 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 15963 zip code, there are 0.9 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 15963 zip code with an average of 16.4°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15963 zip code, there are 144.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15963 zip code, there are 5.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 15963 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.

May is the wettest month in the 15963 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.9 inches in the 15963 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 15963 zip code with 17.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 155.5 rainy days annually in the 15963 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 84.7 inches in the 15963 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15963 zip code with 25.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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