Zip 18447 (Olyphant, PA) Climate

18447 Olyphant, PA enjoys a typical Northeastern climate with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures typically ranging between 25-35 degrees Fahrenheit. Summers in 18447 are warm and humid, with average temperatures between 75-85 degrees Fahrenheit. Spring and fall months bring mild weather, but can also be unpredictable, with sudden shifts in temperature from day to day or week to week. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year, with occasional thunderstorms, especially during the summer months.

Olyphant (zip 18447), Pennsylvania gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Olyphant (zip 18447) averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Olyphant (zip 18447). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Olyphant (zip 18447) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18447 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.6 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 18447 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Olyphant, Pennsylvania	United States
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	81.6°	85.8°
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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 18447 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 18447 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 18447 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 18447 zip code, there are 6.2 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 18447 zip code with an average of 15.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18447 zip code, there are 141.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18447 zip code, there are 5.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 18447 zip code 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.

September is the wettest month in the 18447 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.4 inches in the 18447 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 18447 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 130.6 rainy days annually in the 18447 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 41.1 inches in the 18447 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18447 zip code with 13.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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