Zip 16121 (Farrell, PA) Climate

16121 Farrell, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperatures range from 28°F in the winter to 79°F in the summer, but can reach as low as -5°F during the winter and up to 95°F during the summer months. There is moderate rainfall throughout the year, with an average of 43 inches annually. Snowfall is also common in 16121 Farrell, PA, averaging around 28 inches each year during the winter months.

Farrell (zip 16121), Pennsylvania gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Farrell (zip 16121) averages 52 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 Farrell (zip 16121). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Farrell (zip 16121) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 154 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 52 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16121 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 16121 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Farrell, Pennsylvania	United States
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	83.2°	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 16121 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In the 16121 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 16121 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 16121 zip code, there are 9.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 16121 zip code with an average of 17.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16121 zip code, there are 134.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16121 zip code, there are 5.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 16121 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 16121 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.6 inches in the 16121 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

December is the rainiest month in the 16121 zip code with 15.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.9 rainy days. There are 153.9 rainy days annually in the 16121 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 51.7 inches in the 16121 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16121 zip code with 14.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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