Sinking Spring, PA Climate


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Sinking Spring, PA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and mild summers. Temperatures range from an average low of 22°F in January to an average high of 85°F in July. The area receives around 42 inches of precipitation annually, with most of the rain falling during the spring and summer months. Snowfall is common during the winter months, with up to 19 inches being recorded each year.

Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sinking Spring averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Sinking Spring. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sinking Spring gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 21
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sinking Spring is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.8 Summer - 5.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Sinking Spring, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSinking Spring, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.7 in.38.1 in.
  20.7 in.27.8 in.
  112.8 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  85.2°85.8°
  20.8°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  404 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 Sinking Spring with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Sinking Spring, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sinking Spring are September, June and August.
In Sinking Spring, there are 15.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sinking Spring with an average of 20.8°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Sinking Spring, there are 112.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Sinking Spring, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Sinking Spring 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 Sinking Spring with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 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 44.7 inches in Sinking Spring means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Sinking Spring with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 112.8 rainy days annually in Sinking Spring, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.7 inches in Sinking Spring means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Sinking Spring with 7.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 18 years ago

People in Reading, and South Central PA in general, tend to be a little insular. Not very open to people who have not grown up in the area. Otherwise, area is nice  More

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