Lower Moreland, PA Climate


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Lower Moreland, PA is a great place to experience all four seasons with a moderate climate. The average summer temperature is around 79° Fahrenheit and the average winter temperature is 33° Fahrenheit. There are usually about 100 days of measurable precipitation in Lower Moreland each year, which includes rain and snowfall. The area also experiences an average of 200 sunny days per year. This makes Lower Moreland a great location to enjoy the outdoors when the weather permits.

Lower Moreland, Pennsylvania gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lower Moreland averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Lower Moreland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lower Moreland gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 24
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lower Moreland is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.6 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Lower Moreland, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLower Moreland, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  47.9 in.38.1 in.
  14.3 in.27.8 in.
  108.9 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  85.4°85.8°
  23.7°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  232 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 Lower Moreland with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Lower Moreland, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lower Moreland are September, June and August.
In Lower Moreland, there are 15.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lower Moreland with an average of 23.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Lower Moreland, there are 95.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Lower Moreland, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lower Moreland 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 Lower Moreland with 5.0 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 47.9 inches in Lower Moreland means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Lower Moreland with 10.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 108.9 rainy days annually in Lower Moreland, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 14.3 inches in Lower Moreland means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Lower Moreland with 4.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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