Zip 18472 (Waymart, PA) Climate

18472 Waymart, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The area is subject to all four seasons and experiences an average of 35 inches of precipitation annually. The winter months are the coldest in the region with temperatures often dropping below freezing, while the summer months bring temperatures as high as 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Snowfall is most common during late fall and early spring, with occasional snowfall in the summer months as well. Although it can be extreme at times, the weather is generally mild throughout the year.

Waymart (zip 18472), Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Waymart (zip 18472) averages 65 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Waymart (zip 18472). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Waymart (zip 18472) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 137 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 65 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18472 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 18472 zip code, while January and February 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 18472 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In the 18472 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 18472 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 18472 zip code, there are 1.7 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 18472 zip code with an average of 11.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18472 zip code, there are 167.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18472 zip code, there are 12.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 18472 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 18472 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.0 inches in the 18472 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 18472 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 136.5 rainy days annually in the 18472 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 64.9 inches in the 18472 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18472 zip code with 19.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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