Fleetwood, PA Climate


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Fleetwood, PA has a humid continental climate with mild summers and cold winters. The area experiences four distinct seasons, with temperatures ranging from an average high of 86°F in the summer months to an average low of 23°F in the winter months. Precipitation is generally moderate, although snowfall can be significant during the winter months. The area also experiences some extreme weather conditions, including severe thunderstorms and occasional tornadoes.

Fleetwood, Pennsylvania gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fleetwood averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Fleetwood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fleetwood gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 21
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 5.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Fleetwood, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFleetwood, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  46.6 in.38.1 in.
  18.7 in.27.8 in.
  104.2 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  84.8°85.8°
  20.9°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  443 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 Fleetwood with an average high temperature of 84.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Fleetwood, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fleetwood are September, June and August.
In Fleetwood, there are 14.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fleetwood with an average of 20.9°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Fleetwood, there are 112.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Fleetwood, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Fleetwood 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.
July is the wettest month in Fleetwood with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.6 inches in Fleetwood means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Fleetwood with 10.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 104.2 rainy days annually in Fleetwood, 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 Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 18.7 inches in Fleetwood means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Fleetwood with 6.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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April, 6th,2019. Saturday. Sunny. 60F. Inside Volleyball event . Middle and high school outside area are amazing. Multiple Sport stadiums , tennis courts and all  More

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Fleetwood itself is a nice place to live with a local mix of farmers, middle class residents, old school Mennonites, and a small percentage of Hispanics (overflowing  More

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