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United States / Pennsylvania / Reading Metro Area / Berks County / Fox Chase / Zip Codes
Fox Chase, PA has a humid continental climate which is characterized by warm, humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months of June, July, and August range from 78°F to 85°F while the average winter temperatures range between 20°F to 35°F. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with an average annual total of about 41 inches. Snowfall occurs mostly during the winter months, with an average of 22 inches per year.

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

Fox Chase averages 18 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 Fox Chase. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fox Chase gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateFox Chase, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.7 in.38.1 in.
  18.4 in.27.8 in.
  113.8 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  85.2°85.8°
  20.9°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  325 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 Fox Chase with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Fox Chase, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fox Chase are September, June and August.
In Fox Chase, there are 16.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fox Chase with an average of 20.9°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Fox Chase, there are 112.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Fox Chase, 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 Fox Chase 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 Fox Chase with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 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 44.7 inches in Fox Chase means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Fox Chase with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 113.8 rainy days annually in Fox Chase, 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 18.4 inches in Fox Chase means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Fox Chase with 6.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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