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17742 Lairdsville, PA has a humid continental climate characterized by cold winters and hot summers. Temperatures in the winter months can reach below freezing, while the summer months experience temperatures in the 80s with high levels of humidity. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with occasional snowfall in the winter months and occasional thunderstorms in warmer months. On average, 17742 Lairdsville, PA experiences around 40 inches of rain per year.

Lairdsville (zip 17742), Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lairdsville (zip 17742) averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Lairdsville (zip 17742). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lairdsville (zip 17742) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 16
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 17742 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9.2 Summer - 4.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 17742 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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Climate

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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 17742 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 17742 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 17742 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 17742 zip code, there are 5.9 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 17742 zip code with an average of 16.4°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17742 zip code, there are 138.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 17742 zip code, there are 4.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 17742 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.

June is the wettest month in the 17742 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.4 inches in the 17742 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 17742 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 127.3 rainy days annually in the 17742 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 34.2 inches in the 17742 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 17742 zip code with 10.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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