Buckingham township (Bucks County), PA Climate


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Buckingham Township in Bucks County, PA has a humid continental climate, with four distinct seasons. Summers tend to be hot and humid, while winters are mild with cold spells. The temperature can range from the mid-20s (Fahrenheit) during winter to above 90 in summer. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, although spring tends to be slightly wetter than other seasons. On average, snowfall accumulates between 25 and 30 inches per season, mostly from mid-November through late March or April.

Buckingham township (Bucks County), Pennsylvania gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Buckingham township (Bucks County) averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Buckingham township (Bucks County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buckingham township (Bucks County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 22
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Buckingham township (Bucks County) is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 5.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Buckingham township (Bucks County), while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBuckingham township (Bucks County), PennsylvaniaUnited States
  48.5 in.38.1 in.
  23.0 in.27.8 in.
  108.6 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  84.9°85.8°
  21.9°21.7°
  7.37
  44.3
  357 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 Buckingham township (Bucks County) with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Buckingham township (Bucks County), there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Buckingham township (Bucks County) are September, June and August.
In Buckingham township (Bucks County), there are 13.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Buckingham township (Bucks County) with an average of 21.9°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Buckingham township (Bucks County), there are 107.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Buckingham township (Bucks County), 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 Buckingham township (Bucks County) 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 Buckingham township (Bucks County) with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 48.5 inches in Buckingham township (Bucks County) means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
April is the rainiest month in Buckingham township (Bucks County) with 10.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 108.6 rainy days annually in Buckingham township (Bucks County), 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 23.0 inches in Buckingham township (Bucks County) means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Buckingham township (Bucks County) with 7.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 14 years ago

Very family oriented area with convenient access to so much. Philadelphia as well as NYC are easy to get to. It is also very near Princeton, NJ and many other  More

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