Chevy Chase Heights, PA Climate


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Chevy Chase Heights, PA has a temperate climate that experiences four distinct seasons each year. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures averaging in the mid-80s during the warmest months of July and August. Winters are cold and snowy, with lows often dropping into the teens or single digits if there is a heavy snowfall. Spring and fall are mild with pleasant temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Rainfall is spread out throughout the year, but most of it occurs during summer months when thunderstorms are common.

Chevy Chase Heights, Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chevy Chase Heights averages 53 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 164 sunny days per year in Chevy Chase Heights. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chevy Chase Heights gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 143 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 18
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Chevy Chase Heights is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 4.5 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Chevy Chase Heights, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateChevy Chase Heights, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.9 in.38.1 in.
  53.3 in.27.8 in.
  143.1 days106.2 days
  164 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  18.4°21.7°
  6.87
  3.54.3
  1444 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 Chevy Chase Heights with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Chevy Chase Heights, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Chevy Chase Heights are June, September and August.
In Chevy Chase Heights, there are 11.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Chevy Chase Heights with an average of 18.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Chevy Chase Heights, there are 135.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Chevy Chase Heights, there are 4.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Chevy Chase Heights is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Chevy Chase Heights with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.9 inches in Chevy Chase Heights means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Chevy Chase Heights with 14.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 143.1 rainy days annually in Chevy Chase Heights, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring 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 53.3 inches in Chevy Chase Heights means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Chevy Chase Heights with 15.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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