East Rochester, PA Climate


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East Rochester, PA has a humid continental climate, which means that it experiences four seasons throughout the year with warm summers and cold winters. Summers are generally hot and humid, with temperatures reaching up to 80°F (27°C) on average during the day. Winters tend to be cold and snowy with temperatures dropping down to around 20°F (-7°C). Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with snowfall typically occurring from November through April.

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

East Rochester averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in East Rochester. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Rochester gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 146 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for East Rochester is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.9 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in East Rochester, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Rochester, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  37.7 in.38.1 in.
  22.0 in.27.8 in.
  145.7 days106.2 days
  165 days205 days
  82.5°85.8°
  20.7°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  853 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 Rochester with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In East Rochester, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Rochester are June, August and September.
In East Rochester, there are 6.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for East Rochester with an average of 20.7°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In East Rochester, there are 117.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In East Rochester, there are 2.8 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 East Rochester but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in East Rochester with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.7 inches in East Rochester means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in East Rochester with 14.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 145.7 rainy days annually in East Rochester, 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 22.0 inches in East Rochester means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in East Rochester with 6.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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