Flying Hills, PA Climate


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The climate in Flying Hills, PA is characterized by four distinct seasons. Summers can be sunny and hot with temperatures reaching into the high 80s. Winters are cold and snowy, with average temperatures below freezing. Fall brings cooler weather along with vibrant colors of changing leaves while spring offers a respite from the cold with milder temperatures. The humidity is often high throughout the year providing plenty of precipitation to help keep everything green and lush.

Flying Hills, Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Flying Hills averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Flying Hills. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Flying Hills gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Flying Hills is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.8 Summer - 5.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Flying Hills, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFlying Hills, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.7 in.38.1 in.
  18.9 in.27.8 in.
  112.5 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  85.2°85.8°
  20.9°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  397 ft.2443 ft.
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 Flying Hills with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Flying Hills, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Flying Hills are September, June and August.
In Flying Hills, there are 15.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Flying Hills with an average of 20.9°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Flying Hills, there are 112.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Flying Hills, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Flying Hills but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Flying Hills with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.7 inches in Flying Hills means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Flying Hills with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 112.5 rainy days annually in Flying Hills, which is one of the least rainy places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 18.9 inches in Flying Hills means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Flying Hills with 6.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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