Vandergrift, PA Climate

Vandergrift, Pennsylvania has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures reaching into the 80s or even 90s during the day. Winters are cold with occasional snowfall, and temperatures below freezing on most nights. Spring is generally mild and wet, while fall tends to be dry and cool. Rainfall averages around 40 inches per year, providing ample water for local vegetation.

Vandergrift, Pennsylvania gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Vandergrift averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Vandergrift. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Vandergrift gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 146 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 19
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Vandergrift, 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 Vandergrift with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Vandergrift, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Vandergrift are June, September and August.

In Vandergrift, there are 9.5 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 Vandergrift with an average of 19.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In Vandergrift, there are 129.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In Vandergrift, there are 4.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in Vandergrift 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.

June is the wettest month in Vandergrift with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 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 40.3 inches in Vandergrift means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in Vandergrift with 14.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 146.0 rainy days annually in Vandergrift, 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 27.9 inches in Vandergrift means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Vandergrift with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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