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United States / Pennsylvania / Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area / Cumberland County / Messiah College / Zip Codes
Messiah College, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from 20°F in the winter to around 78°F in the summer. The area gets an average of 45 inches of rain per year, and snowfall averages around 27 inches annually. During the summer months, thunderstorms are common as well as occasional severe storms that can bring damaging winds and hail. Winters tend to be cold and dry, but will occasionally bring large amounts of snowfall.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 5.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Messiah College, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMessiah College, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  42.7 in.38.1 in.
  27.8 in.27.8 in.
  124.3 days106.2 days
  196 days205 days
  85.4°85.8°
  21.8°21.7°
  7.17
  44.3
  700 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 Messiah College with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Messiah College, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Messiah College are September, June and August.
In Messiah College, there are 12.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Messiah College with an average of 21.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Messiah College, there are 111.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Messiah College, there are 0.4 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 Messiah College 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 Messiah College with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.7 inches in Messiah College means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Messiah College with 12.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 124.3 rainy days annually in Messiah College, 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 Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 27.8 inches in Messiah College means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Messiah College with 8.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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