Brownsville, PA Climate


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Brownsville borough, PA is known to have a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer months of June, July, and August is around 90 degrees Fahrenheit with an average low temperature of 73 degrees. During the winter months, the average high temperature is around 48 degrees Fahrenheit and the average low temperature drops to 33 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation levels are fairly consistent throughout the year with an average of 43 inches of rainfall each year.

Brownsville, Pennsylvania gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Brownsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brownsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 150 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 20
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Brownsville borough, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBrownsville, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  39.7 in.38.1 in.
  19.4 in.27.8 in.
  149.5 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  83.9°85.8°
  20.2°21.7°
  7.17
  3.64.3
  797 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 Brownsville borough with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Brownsville borough, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Brownsville borough are September, June and August.
In Brownsville borough, there are 9.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Brownsville borough with an average of 20.2°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Brownsville borough, there are 127.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Brownsville borough, there are 3.0 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 Brownsville borough 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.
May is the wettest month in Brownsville borough with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.7 inches in Brownsville borough means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Brownsville borough with 15.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 149.5 rainy days annually in Brownsville borough, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 19.4 inches in Brownsville borough means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Brownsville borough with 6.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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