Amity township (Berks County), PA Climate


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Amity Township (Berks County), PA has a temperate climate with moderately cold winters and warm summers. The average annual temperature is around 56 degrees Fahrenheit, with an average low temperature of 36 degrees Fahrenheit in January and an average high of 77 degrees Fahrenheit in July. The area receives an average of 43 inches of precipitation each year, mostly in the form of rain or snow during the winter months. Summer months are usually sunny and dry with occasional thunderstorms that can bring heavy rains.

Amity township (Berks County), Pennsylvania gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Amity township (Berks County) averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Amity township (Berks County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Amity township (Berks County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.5 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Amity township (Berks County), while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAmity township (Berks County), PennsylvaniaUnited States
  46.8 in.38.1 in.
  17.2 in.27.8 in.
  116.6 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  86.2°85.8°
  22.8°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  304 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 Amity township (Berks County) with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Amity township (Berks County), there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Amity township (Berks County) are September, June and May.
In Amity township (Berks County), there are 22.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Amity township (Berks County) with an average of 22.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Amity township (Berks County), there are 101.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Amity township (Berks 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 Amity township (Berks 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 Amity township (Berks County) with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.8 inches in Amity township (Berks County) means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Amity township (Berks County) with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 116.6 rainy days annually in Amity township (Berks County), 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 Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.2 inches in Amity township (Berks County) means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Amity township (Berks County) with 6.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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