Zip 16148 (Hermitage, PA) Climate

The climate in 16148 Hermitage, PA is generally a humid continental climate. This means that there are warm to hot summers, cold winters with some snowfall, and moderate amounts of precipitation throughout the year. Winters can often be long and harsh, while Summers are usually hot and humid. Spring and Fall tend to be mild with light amounts of rain or snow depending on the time of year. The area enjoys four distinct seasons and has plenty of sunshine throughout the year.

Hermitage (zip 16148), Pennsylvania gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hermitage (zip 16148) averages 53 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 Hermitage (zip 16148). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hermitage (zip 16148) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 156 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16148 zip code is 6.6 (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 16148 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hermitage, Pennsylvania	United States
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	81.9°	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 16148 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16148 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 16148 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 16148 zip code, there are 5.7 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 16148 zip code with an average of 16.7°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16148 zip code, there are 142.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16148 zip code, there are 6.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16148 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.

July is the wettest month in the 16148 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 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 40.8 inches in the 16148 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

December is the rainiest month in the 16148 zip code with 15.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 156.3 rainy days annually in the 16148 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 53.0 inches in the 16148 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16148 zip code with 14.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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