Cross Roads, PA Climate


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Cross Roads, PA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures are often in the mid-80s Fahrenheit with higher humidity making it feel much hotter. Winters can be quite chilly, with temperatures dropping into the 20s or lower during extreme cold snaps. Rainfall is distributed fairly evenly throughout the year, providing ample moisture for vegetation to grow. Snowfall is also common during the winter months, but accumulation can vary significantly from year to year.

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

Cross Roads averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Cross Roads. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cross Roads gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cross Roads is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.8 Summer - 5.3 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Cross Roads, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCross Roads, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.7 in.38.1 in.
  28.6 in.27.8 in.
  119.8 days106.2 days
  201 days205 days
  85.2°85.8°
  21.5°21.7°
  7.27
  3.94.3
  801 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 Cross Roads with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Cross Roads, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cross Roads are September, June and May.
In Cross Roads, there are 13.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cross Roads with an average of 21.5°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Cross Roads, there are 111.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Cross Roads, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Cross Roads 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 Cross Roads with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.7 inches in Cross Roads means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Cross Roads with 12.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 119.8 rainy days annually in Cross Roads, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 28.6 inches in Cross Roads means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Cross Roads with 9.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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