Bowmansville, PA Climate


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Bowmansville, PA has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically warm and humid with temperatures ranging from the mid-70s to mid-80s. Winters are cold and snowy, usually seeing temperatures between the low 20s and mid-30s. Spring and fall offer milder weather conditions, typically in the 40s and 50s. The area receives average precipitation throughout the year, with slightly more during the winter months when snow is more likely.

Bowmansville, Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Bowmansville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bowmansville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bowmansville is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.8 Summer - 5.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Bowmansville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBowmansville, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  46.0 in.38.1 in.
  27.8 in.27.8 in.
  122.7 days106.2 days
  198 days205 days
  84.8°85.8°
  21.3°21.7°
  7.17
  3.84.3
  433 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 Bowmansville with an average high temperature of 84.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Bowmansville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bowmansville are September, June and August.
In Bowmansville, there are 13.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bowmansville with an average of 21.3°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Bowmansville, there are 108.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Bowmansville, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Bowmansville 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 Bowmansville with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 46.0 inches in Bowmansville means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Bowmansville with 12.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 122.7 rainy days annually in Bowmansville, 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 27.8 inches in Bowmansville means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Bowmansville with 10.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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