Zip 16686 (Tyrone, PA) Climate

16686 Tyrone, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. In the summertime, temperatures average between the mid-70s and mid-80s, while in the winter temperatures can dip down to the low teens. Precipitation is fairly even throughout the year, with average snowfall of around 30 inches annually. Humidity levels are often high due to surrounding bodies of water such as Lake Raystown. The area experiences all four seasons with distinct changes in temperature from season to season.

Tyrone (zip 16686), Pennsylvania gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tyrone (zip 16686) averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Tyrone (zip 16686). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tyrone (zip 16686) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 19
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Tyrone, 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 Tyrone with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Tyrone, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tyrone are June, August and September.

In Tyrone, there are 6.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tyrone with an average of 19.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In Tyrone, there are 123.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In Tyrone, there are 1.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Tyrone but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in Tyrone with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.1 inches in Tyrone means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in Tyrone with 13.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 133.5 rainy days annually in Tyrone, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 28.7 inches in Tyrone means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Tyrone with 9.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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