East Pennsboro, PA Climate

East Pennsboro, PA has a humid temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers tend to be hot and humid while winters are cold with some snowfall throughout the season. Spring and fall are mild with moderate temperatures. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with occasional thunderstorms in summer and early autumn and snow storms in winter. Overall, East Pennsboro experiences a typical Mid-Atlantic climate that is pleasant most of the year.

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

East Pennsboro averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in East Pennsboro. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Pennsboro gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 5.3 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in East Pennsboro, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	East Pennsboro, Pennsylvania	United States
	42.6 in.	38.1 in.
	25.8 in.	27.8 in.
	122.8 days	106.2 days
	196 days	205 days
	85.3°	85.8°
	22.0°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	4	4.3
	384 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 East Pennsboro with an average high temperature of 85.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In East Pennsboro, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Pennsboro are September, June and August.

In East Pennsboro, there are 13.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for East Pennsboro with an average of 22.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

In East Pennsboro, there are 110.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In East Pennsboro, there are 0.4 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 East Pennsboro 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 East Pennsboro with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.6 inches in East Pennsboro means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in East Pennsboro with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 122.8 rainy days annually in East Pennsboro, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 25.8 inches in East Pennsboro means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in East Pennsboro with 8.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.