Bethany, PA Climate


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The climate in Bethany, PA is mild with cool winters and warm summers. The average temperature in the winter is around 30 degrees Fahrenheit and the average temperature in the summer is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit. There is usually about 30 inches of snowfall in the winter and about 3 inches of rainfall in the summer.

Bethany, Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bethany averages 56 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Bethany. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bethany gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 56 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bethany is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Bethany, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBethany, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  42.4 in.38.1 in.
  55.9 in.27.8 in.
  129.6 days106.2 days
  175 days205 days
  80.9°85.8°
  14.6°21.7°
  6.77
  3.64.3
  1391 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 Bethany with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Bethany, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bethany are June, August and July.
In Bethany, there are 4.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bethany with an average of 14.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Bethany, there are 147.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Bethany, there are 7.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Bethany 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.
June is the wettest month in Bethany with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.4 inches in Bethany means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Bethany with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 129.6 rainy days annually in Bethany, 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 55.9 inches in Bethany means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Bethany with 16.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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