Bath, PA Climate


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Bath, PA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. In the summer, temperatures average around 75°F and can occasionally spike up to 90°F. In the winter months, temperatures usually drop to an average of 30°F. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year with an average of 40 inches annually while snowfall averages around 25 inches per year. Overall, Bath experiences milder temperatures than most other parts of Pennsylvania due to its lower elevation in relation to nearby mountains and its close proximity to the Chesapeake Bay.

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

Bath averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Bath. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bath gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bath is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 5.1 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Bath, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBath, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  47.0 in.38.1 in.
  34.7 in.27.8 in.
  115.3 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  17.8°21.7°
  7.17
  3.74.3
  427 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 Bath with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Bath, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bath are June, September and August.
In Bath, there are 10.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bath with an average of 17.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Bath, there are 129.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Bath, there are 2.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Bath 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.
September is the wettest month in Bath with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 Bath means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
April is the rainiest month in Bath with 10.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 115.3 rainy days annually in Bath, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 34.7 inches in Bath means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Bath with 11.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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