Zip 16509 (Erie, PA) Climate

The climate in 16509 Erie, PA is best described as humid continental. It experiences four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is 48.4°F (9.1°C). Summers are hot and humid, often reaching into the upper 80s/lower 90s (32-33°C) with high relative humidity levels, making it feel even hotter. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping to an average low of 21.4°F (-6°C). Precipitation falls year round, averaging about 37 inches (93 cm) per year with snowfall ranging from 50 inches (127 cm) in the northwest to 100–120 inches (254–305 cm) along the Lake Erie shoreline.

Erie (zip 16509), Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Erie (zip 16509) averages 111 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 Erie (zip 16509). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Erie (zip 16509) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 176 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 18
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 111 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16509 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9.2 Summer - 3.4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16509 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 16509 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16509 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 16509 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 16509 zip code, there are 3.6 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 16509 zip code with an average of 18.3°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16509 zip code, there are 129.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16509 zip code, there are 4.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16509 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.

September is the wettest month in the 16509 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.1 inches in the 16509 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 16509 zip code with 20.5 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 11.3 rainy days. There are 176.0 rainy days annually in the 16509 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 110.5 inches in the 16509 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16509 zip code with 33.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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robert · Erie, PA

Granada Apartments

Over 19 years ago

The tenants are the poor on welfare, the working poor, and college & grad student. The last group cares least in whom they disturb in the building(ie loud music, More