Karns City, PA Climate

Karns City, PA has a humid continental climate characterized by warm and humid summers and cold winters. The annual average temperature in the city is 50°F. Precipitation is generally abundant throughout the year, with an average of 44 inches annually. Snowfall can occur from late November to early April, with an average of 28 inches per year. Winters are usually cold and snow-filled, while summers are usually hot and humid, making for a wide variety of weather conditions throughout the year.

Karns City, Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Karns City averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in Karns City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Karns City 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 18
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Karns City, 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 Karns City with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Karns City, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Karns City are June, August and September.

In Karns City, there are 7.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.

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

In Karns City, there are 137.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Karns City, there are 5.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in Karns City 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 Karns City with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.2 inches in Karns City means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in Karns City with 16.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 156.3 rainy days annually in Karns City, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 35.7 inches in Karns City means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Karns City with 12.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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