Glade, PA Climate


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The climate in Glade, PA is generally mild and comfortable. Winters are cold but rarely experience extreme temperatures. Snowfall is light but can accumulate over days of exposure to cold air. Summers are warm with average highs in the 80s and low 90s. Rainfall is moderate throughout the year with an average of around 40 inches annually. The humidity levels tend to remain low but do rise during the summer months for periods of time. Overall, Glade, PA has a pleasant climate that makes it suitable for year-round living and activities.

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

Glade averages 82 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Glade. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Glade gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 168 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 82 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Glade is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Glade, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGlade, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  46.6 in.38.1 in.
  81.9 in.27.8 in.
  168.3 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  80.2°85.8°
  14.8°21.7°
  6.37
  3.34.3
  1207 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 Glade with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Glade, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Glade are August, June and July.
In Glade, there are 4.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Glade with an average of 14.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Glade, there are 152.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Glade, there are 9.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Glade is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Glade with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 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 46.6 inches in Glade means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Glade with 18.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.6 rainy days. There are 168.3 rainy days annually in Glade, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 81.9 inches in Glade means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Glade with 22.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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