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United States / Pennsylvania / Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Metro Area / Carbon County / Lower Towamensing / Zip Codes
Lower Towamensing, PA has a humid continental climate characterized by warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 79°F, while the average low temperature in the winter is around 24°F. Precipitation levels are fairly consistent throughout the year, with an average of about 42 inches per year. Snowfall is also common during the winter months, with an average of 33 inches falling annually. During the spring and fall months, temperatures tend to remain relatively mild, making it a pleasant place to live for those who appreciate all four seasons.

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

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

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Lower Towamensing. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lower Towamensing gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 17
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lower Towamensing is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.8 Summer - 5.1 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Lower Towamensing, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLower Towamensing, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  47.7 in.38.1 in.
  31.8 in.27.8 in.
  115.5 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  85.2°85.8°
  16.5°21.7°
  77
  3.84.3
  706 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 Towamensing with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Lower Towamensing, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lower Towamensing are September, June and May.
In Lower Towamensing, there are 18.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lower Towamensing with an average of 16.5°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Lower Towamensing, there are 141.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Lower Towamensing, there are 3.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lower Towamensing 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 Lower Towamensing with 4.8 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 47.7 inches in Lower Towamensing means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
April is the rainiest month in Lower Towamensing with 10.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 115.5 rainy days annually in Lower Towamensing, which is less rainy than most 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 Towamensing means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Lower Towamensing with 11.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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