Cherry Valley, PA Climate


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Cherry Valley, PA has a humid continental climate with warm-to-hot summers and cold winters. Summers tend to be quite wet and humid, while winters are characterized by snowfall due to the lake effect from nearby Lake Erie. Spring and fall are generally mild and pleasant seasons. Precipitation throughout the year is relatively high; however, snowfall is much heavier during winter months. Temperatures in Cherry Valley can reach up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer, and drop as low as 20 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter months.

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

Cherry Valley averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Cherry Valley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cherry Valley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 164 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cherry Valley is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Cherry Valley, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCherry Valley, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.8 in.38.1 in.
  45.2 in.27.8 in.
  164.2 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  82.0°85.8°
  17.4°21.7°
  6.67
  3.54.3
  1322 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 Cherry Valley with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Cherry Valley, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cherry Valley are June, August and July.
In Cherry Valley, there are 6.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cherry Valley with an average of 17.4°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Cherry Valley, there are 141.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Cherry Valley, there are 5.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Cherry Valley 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.
July is the wettest month in Cherry Valley with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.8 inches in Cherry Valley means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Cherry Valley with 17.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.0 rainy days. There are 164.2 rainy days annually in Cherry Valley, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 45.2 inches in Cherry Valley means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Cherry Valley with 13.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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