Elk township (Warren County), PA Climate


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Elk Township (Warren County), PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average yearly temperature is around 48°F, with the highest monthly temperatures occurring in July and August with an average high temperature of 84°F and the lowest occurring in January with an average low temperature of 20°F. Precipitation is spread fairly evenly throughout the year, but snowfall tends to peak in February where it can get up to 5 inches of snow on average.

Elk township (Warren County), Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elk township (Warren County) averages 83 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Elk township (Warren County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elk township (Warren County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 168 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 83 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Elk township (Warren County) is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 3.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Elk township (Warren County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateElk township (Warren County), PennsylvaniaUnited States
  45.8 in.38.1 in.
  83.3 in.27.8 in.
  167.9 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  80.1°85.8°
  14.6°21.7°
  6.27
  3.34.3
  1993 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 Elk township (Warren County) with an average high temperature of 80.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Elk township (Warren County), there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Elk township (Warren County) are August, June and July.
In Elk township (Warren County), there are 3.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Elk township (Warren County) with an average of 14.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Elk township (Warren County), there are 154.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Elk township (Warren County), there are 9.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Elk township (Warren County) is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Elk township (Warren County) with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.8 inches in Elk township (Warren County) means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Elk township (Warren County) with 18.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.6 rainy days. There are 167.9 rainy days annually in Elk township (Warren County), which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 83.3 inches in Elk township (Warren County) means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Elk township (Warren County) with 23.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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