La Plume, PA Climate


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La Plume, PA has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with around three inches of snow each winter and frequent rain showers during the spring and summer months. The temperature generally ranges from highs in the mid-80s in the summer to lows in the teens during winter. Average humidity levels tend to be on the higher side, but not usually uncomfortable thanks to cooler nighttime temperatures.

La Plume, Pennsylvania gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

La Plume averages 57 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in La Plume. The US average is 205 sunny days.

La Plume gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 57 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for La Plume is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in La Plume, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLa Plume, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  41.3 in.38.1 in.
  56.8 in.27.8 in.
  140.1 days106.2 days
  176 days205 days
  80.6°85.8°
  14.6°21.7°
  6.67
  3.64.3
  896 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 La Plume with an average high temperature of 80.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In La Plume, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for La Plume are August, June and July.
In La Plume, there are 4.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for La Plume with an average of 14.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In La Plume, there are 148.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In La Plume, there are 8.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in La Plume is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in La Plume with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.3 inches in La Plume means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in La Plume with 13.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.7 rainy days. There are 140.1 rainy days annually in La Plume, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 56.8 inches in La Plume means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in La Plume with 17.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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