Topton, PA Climate


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Topton, PA has a humid continental climate, characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The area typically receives around 37 inches of precipitation per year, with the most occurring in June and July. The average summer temperatures reach around 78°F during the day and mid-60s at night, while winter temperatures can drop to as low as the mid-20s during the day with overnight lows in single digits or below zero. The area also experiences moderate snowfall each winter, usually between November and March.

Topton, Pennsylvania gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Topton 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 Topton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Topton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 22
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateTopton, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  47.0 in.38.1 in.
  18.8 in.27.8 in.
  100.3 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  84.8°85.8°
  21.5°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  482 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 Topton with an average high temperature of 84.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Topton, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Topton are September, June and August.
In Topton, there are 14.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Topton with an average of 21.5°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Topton, there are 107.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Topton, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Topton 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 Topton with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 47.0 inches in Topton means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Topton with 9.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 100.3 rainy days annually in Topton, which is one of the least rainy 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 18.8 inches in Topton means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Topton with 6.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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