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United States / Pennsylvania / Lebanon Metro Area / Lebanon County / Fort Indiantown Gap / Zip Codes
Fort Indiantown Gap, PA has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The area receives an average of 43 inches of precipitation annually, spread throughout the year. Summer temperatures can reach up to 90 °F (32 °C) during the day while winter temperatures drop to as low as 0 °F (-18 °C). Winters are generally snow-covered due to the elevation and geographic location of Fort Indiantown Gap. Spring and fall are mild seasons with moderate temperatures and generally low humidity.

Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Indiantown Gap averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Fort Indiantown Gap. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Indiantown Gap gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fort Indiantown Gap 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 Fort Indiantown Gap, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Fort Indiantown Gap with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Fort Indiantown Gap, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Indiantown Gap are June, September and August.
In Fort Indiantown Gap, 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 Fort Indiantown Gap with an average of 20.7°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Fort Indiantown Gap, there are 118.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Fort Indiantown Gap, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Fort Indiantown Gap 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 Fort Indiantown Gap with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 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 44.1 inches in Fort Indiantown Gap means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Fort Indiantown Gap with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 120.0 rainy days annually in Fort Indiantown Gap, 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 Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 24.8 inches in Fort Indiantown Gap means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Fort Indiantown Gap with 8.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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