Zip 18079 (Slatedale, PA) Climate

18079 Slatedale, PA experiences a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperatures range from 24°F in the winter months to 81°F in the summer months. Precipitation is fairly regular throughout the year, with an average of 40 inches of precipitation annually, most of it falling as rain during the spring and summer months. Snowfall averages around 33 inches per year, although that amount can vary significantly from year to year. The area is also prone to extreme weather conditions such as thunderstorms, hail, heavy winds and even occasional ice storms in winter.

Slatedale (zip 18079), Pennsylvania gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Slatedale (zip 18079) averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Slatedale (zip 18079). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Slatedale (zip 18079) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18079 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.8 Summer - 5.1 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 18079 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 18079 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 18079 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 18079 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 18079 zip code, there are 16.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 18079 zip code with an average of 16.4°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18079 zip code, there are 141.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18079 zip code, there are 3.8 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 18079 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.

September is the wettest month in the 18079 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.7 inches in the 18079 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 18079 zip code with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 115.3 rainy days annually in the 18079 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 Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 35.0 inches in the 18079 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the 18079 zip code with 11.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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