Chester township, PA Climate


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Chester Township, PA has a humid continental climate with cold and snowy winters and hot and humid summers. The average temperature in the winter is around 28°F while the average summer temperature is around 74°F. The town typically receives an average of 44 inches of precipitation each year, mostly in the form of rain, although snowfall can occur in some areas during the colder months. Winters are usually quite windy, with gusts up to 25 mph at times. Chester Township also experiences several thunderstorms throughout the year.

Chester township, Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chester township averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Chester township. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chester township gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Chester township is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.1 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Chester township, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateChester township, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  42.9 in.38.1 in.
  14.8 in.27.8 in.
  112.3 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  87.4°85.8°
  26.7°21.7°
  7.37
  3.84.3
  66 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 Chester township with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Chester township, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Chester township are September, May and June.
In Chester township, there are 26.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Chester township with an average of 26.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Chester township, there are 71.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Chester township, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Chester township but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Chester township are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Chester township with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.9 inches in Chester township means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
April is the rainiest month in Chester township with 11.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 112.3 rainy days annually in Chester township, which is one of the least rainy places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 14.8 inches in Chester township means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Chester township with 5.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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