Zip 16417 (Girard, PA) Climate

The climate in 16417 Girard, PA is generally mild with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically warm and humid, with temperatures averaging in the mid-80s during the day. Winters tend to be cold and icy, with temperatures dropping into the teens on average. Spring and fall weather can be unpredictable but usually bring mild temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Rainfall is fairly evenly spread throughout the year, with an average of around 40 inches per year. This area experiences all types of precipitation, including snow, sleet, and hail.

Girard (zip 16417), Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Girard (zip 16417) averages 99 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 Girard (zip 16417). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Girard (zip 16417) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 164 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 19
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 99 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16417 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9.3 Summer - 3.6 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16417 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 16417 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In the 16417 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 16417 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 16417 zip code, there are 2.9 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 16417 zip code with an average of 18.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16417 zip code, there are 124.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16417 zip code, there are 3.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16417 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.

September is the wettest month in the 16417 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.5 inches in the 16417 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

December is the rainiest month in the 16417 zip code with 18.0 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.7 rainy days. There are 163.8 rainy days annually in the 16417 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 98.6 inches in the 16417 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16417 zip code with 30.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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