Beaver Meadows, PA Climate


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Beaver Meadows, PA has a humid continental climate, with cold winters and warm summers. The average winter temperature is around 20°F while the summer temperature averages around 72°F. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year, averaging at about 40 inches annually. Snowfall can occur from late October until late April, although the amount of snow received in an average winter may vary greatly. Humidity levels are usually high during summer months and moderate during the winter season. Due to its location on the eastern end of Pennsylvania, Beaver Meadows often experiences strong winds which can make temperatures feel colder than they actually are.

Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Beaver Meadows averages 47 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Beaver Meadows. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Beaver Meadows gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Beaver Meadows is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Beaver Meadows, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBeaver Meadows, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  50.2 in.38.1 in.
  47.1 in.27.8 in.
  125.5 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  80.4°85.8°
  14.7°21.7°
  6.77
  3.84.3
  1585 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 Beaver Meadows with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Beaver Meadows, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Beaver Meadows are August, June and July.
In Beaver Meadows, there are 4.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Beaver Meadows with an average of 14.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Beaver Meadows, there are 149.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Beaver Meadows, there are 5.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Beaver Meadows 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.
June is the wettest month in Beaver Meadows with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.2 inches in Beaver Meadows means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
April is the rainiest month in Beaver Meadows with 12.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 125.5 rainy days annually in Beaver Meadows, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 47.1 inches in Beaver Meadows means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Beaver Meadows with 14.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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