Roaring Spring, PA Climate


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Roaring Spring, PA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from a high of 86°F in July to an average low of 19°F in January. The area receives an average of 36 inches of precipitation each year, including snowfall in the winter months. Roaring Springs experiences four distinct seasons throughout the year and is generally sunny for close to 200 days a year.

Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Roaring Spring averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Roaring Spring. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Roaring Spring gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 139 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Roaring Spring is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9.2 Summer - 4.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Roaring Spring, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRoaring Spring, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  39.3 in.38.1 in.
  29.2 in.27.8 in.
  139.1 days106.2 days
  190 days205 days
  81.5°85.8°
  18.7°21.7°
  6.97
  3.64.3
  1309 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 Roaring Spring with an average high temperature of 81.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Roaring Spring, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Roaring Spring are June, August and July.
In Roaring Spring, there are 4.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Roaring Spring with an average of 18.7°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Roaring Spring, there are 127.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Roaring Spring, there are 2.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Roaring Spring but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Roaring Spring with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.3 inches in Roaring Spring means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Roaring Spring with 13.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 139.1 rainy days annually in Roaring Spring, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 29.2 inches in Roaring Spring means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Roaring Spring with 8.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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