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United States / Pennsylvania / Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area / Dauphin County / Colonial Park / Zip Codes
Colonial Park, PA has a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. July is the hottest month of the year with temperatures reaching an average high of 85°F and an average low of 65°F. January is the coldest month of the year, with temperatures typically ranging from a high of 35°F to a low of 17°F. The area receives an average of 44 inches of precipitation per year, mostly in the form of rain during late spring and summer, although snowfall can occur throughout winter months.

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

Colonial Park averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 194 sunny days per year in Colonial Park. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Colonial Park 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 22
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.3 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Colonial Park, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateColonial Park, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  42.4 in.38.1 in.
  26.0 in.27.8 in.
  122.7 days106.2 days
  194 days205 days
  85.0°85.8°
  22.2°21.7°
  7.27
  4.14.3
  499 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 Colonial Park with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Colonial Park, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Colonial Park are September, June and August.
In Colonial Park, there are 13.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Colonial Park with an average of 22.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Colonial Park, there are 106.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Colonial Park, there are 0.5 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 Colonial Park 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 Colonial Park with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.4 inches in Colonial Park means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Colonial Park with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 122.7 rainy days annually in Colonial Park, 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 26.0 inches in Colonial Park means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Colonial Park with 8.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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