Perkasie, PA Climate


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Perkasie, PA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are generally warm and humid, while winters can be cold and snowy. The average temperature in July is around 76°F (24°C), while the average temperatures in January falls to around 27°F (-3°C). Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with an average of 42 inches of rain per year. Snowfall averages about 28 inches per year, and there is usually at least one snowstorm between December and March.

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

Perkasie averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Perkasie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Perkasie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 19
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.3 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Perkasie, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePerkasie, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  48.7 in.38.1 in.
  26.2 in.27.8 in.
  116.6 days106.2 days
  207 days205 days
  84.5°85.8°
  19.1°21.7°
  7.17
  44.3
  371 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 Perkasie with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Perkasie, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Perkasie are September, June and August.
In Perkasie, there are 12.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Perkasie with an average of 19.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Perkasie, there are 127.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Perkasie, there are 1.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Perkasie 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 Perkasie with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.7 inches in Perkasie means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Perkasie with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 116.6 rainy days annually in Perkasie, 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 26.2 inches in Perkasie means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Perkasie with 9.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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