Lower Saucon, PA Climate

Lower Saucon, PA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average temperatures in the summer range from the low 70s to the high 80s, while winter temperatures range from the low teens to mid-30s. During the spring and fall months, average temperatures tend to stay in the 40s and 50s. Lower Saucon gets an average of 45 inches of precipitation each year, with snowfall ranging from 25 inches during warm winters to over 60 inches during colder ones. The area also experiences an average of 201 sunny days each year.

Lower Saucon, Pennsylvania gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lower Saucon averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Lower Saucon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lower Saucon 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lower Saucon is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 5.1 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Lower Saucon, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lower Saucon, Pennsylvania	United States
	48.5 in.	38.1 in.
	31.8 in.	27.8 in.
	113.5 days	106.2 days
	204 days	205 days
	83.8°	85.8°
	18.5°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.7	4.3
	338 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 Saucon with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Lower Saucon, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lower Saucon are June, September and August.

In Lower Saucon, there are 11.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lower Saucon with an average of 18.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In Lower Saucon, there are 129.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In Lower Saucon, there are 2.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Lower Saucon 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 Saucon with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 48.5 inches in Lower Saucon means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in Lower Saucon with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 113.5 rainy days annually in Lower Saucon, which is one of the least rainy places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 31.8 inches in Lower Saucon means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Lower Saucon with 10.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.