Lake Heritage, PA Climate


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Lake Heritage, PA has a temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average temperatures in the summer months range from highs of 75-85 degrees Fahrenheit and lows of 50-60 degrees Fahrenheit. During the winter months, average temperatures range from highs of 40-45 degrees Fahrenheit and lows of 25-30 degrees Fahrenheit. The area experiences moderate precipitation throughout the year with more rain during the summer months than winter months. Snowfall can be expected during the winter months and is usually minimal but can sometimes become significant due to lake effect snow from Lake Nockamixon nearby.

Lake Heritage, Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake Heritage averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Lake Heritage. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake Heritage gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateLake Heritage, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  42.9 in.38.1 in.
  25.1 in.27.8 in.
  119.1 days106.2 days
  196 days205 days
  85.5°85.8°
  20.6°21.7°
  7.27
  4.24.3
  489 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 Lake Heritage with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Lake Heritage, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake Heritage are September, June and May.
In Lake Heritage, there are 16.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lake Heritage with an average of 20.6°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Lake Heritage, there are 117.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Lake Heritage, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lake Heritage 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.
September is the wettest month in Lake Heritage with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.9 inches in Lake Heritage means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Lake Heritage with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 119.1 rainy days annually in Lake Heritage, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 25.1 inches in Lake Heritage means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Lake Heritage with 10.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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