Clarks Summit, PA Climate


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Clarks Summit, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. In the summertime, temperatures typically remain in the 70s and 80s with higher humidity due to its location in the Northeast region. Winters are much colder with temperatures generally ranging from the upper 20s to mid-30s during the day, often accompanied by snowfall. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, averaging around 4 inches in each season. Clarks Summit experiences all four seasons, making it an ideal place for outdoor activities like hiking and camping in warmer months and skiing or ice skating during winter.

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

Clarks Summit averages 58 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Clarks Summit. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Clarks Summit gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 58 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Clarks Summit is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Clarks Summit, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateClarks Summit, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  42.4 in.38.1 in.
  57.9 in.27.8 in.
  134.5 days106.2 days
  179 days205 days
  80.4°85.8°
  14.7°21.7°
  6.67
  3.64.3
  1302 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 Clarks Summit with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Clarks Summit, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Clarks Summit are August, June and July.
In Clarks Summit, there are 3.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Clarks Summit with an average of 14.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Clarks Summit, there are 147.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Clarks Summit, there are 7.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Clarks Summit 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 Clarks Summit with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 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 Clarks Summit means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Clarks Summit with 12.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 134.5 rainy days annually in Clarks Summit, 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 57.9 inches in Clarks Summit means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Clarks Summit with 17.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 17 years ago

We found this area through "Best Places". When we visited the area we fell in love with it and bought a home. Only about 2 hrs from either NYC or Philly. But, with one  More

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