Zip 18824 (Hop Bottom, PA) Climate

The climate in 18824 Hop Bottom, PA is generally mild throughout the year. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures ranging from the mid-60s to the mid-80s Fahrenheit (18-30 Celsius). Winters tend to be cold and snowy, with temperatures usually staying in the 30s or 40s Fahrenheit (-1 to 4 Celsius). Precipitation is common throughout all seasons, with an average of around 42 inches (107 cm) per year. The area also experiences occasional thunderstorms during spring and summer months.

Hop Bottom (zip 18824), Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hop Bottom (zip 18824) averages 65 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in Hop Bottom (zip 18824). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hop Bottom (zip 18824) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 145 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 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 65 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18824 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 18824 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hop Bottom, Pennsylvania	United States
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	80.5°	85.8°
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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 18824 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 18824 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 18824 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 18824 zip code, there are 3.8 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 18824 zip code with an average of 13.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18824 zip code, there are 150.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18824 zip code, there are 9.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 18824 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 18824 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.6 inches in the 18824 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 18824 zip code with 13.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.9 rainy days. There are 144.9 rainy days annually in the 18824 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 64.5 inches in the 18824 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18824 zip code with 18.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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