Zip 17951 (Marlin, PA) Climate

17951 Marlin, PA has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. Throughout the year, temperatures generally range from lows of around 14°F in the winter to highs of around 83°F during the summer months. The area receives an average of 44 inches of precipitation per year, with most of it coming during the summer months in powerful thunderstorms. Snowfall can be significant during winter months, but is relatively light compared to other areas in Pennsylvania.

Marlin (zip 17951), Pennsylvania gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Marlin (zip 17951) averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Marlin (zip 17951). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Marlin (zip 17951) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 17951 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 17951 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 17951 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In the 17951 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 17951 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 17951 zip code, there are 8.6 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 17951 zip code with an average of 20.0°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17951 zip code, there are 118.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17951 zip code, there are 1.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 17951 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 17951 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.1 inches in the 17951 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 17951 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 125.1 rainy days annually in the 17951 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 37.1 inches in the 17951 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 17951 zip code with 11.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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