Cross Creek township, PA Climate


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Cross Creek Township, PA is located in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains and has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid while winters are cold and snowy. The average high summer temperatures range from the mid-70s to mid-80s Fahrenheit, while winter averages range from the mid-20s to low 30s Fahrenheit. Spring and fall weather is mild and pleasant, but rainfall is higher than usual during these months. Precipitation amounts vary throughout the year, but generally ranges between 24 and 48 inches annually.

Cross Creek township, Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cross Creek township averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Cross Creek township. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cross Creek township gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 150 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cross Creek township is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.7 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Cross Creek township, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCross Creek township, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  39.3 in.38.1 in.
  30.3 in.27.8 in.
  150.4 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  82.2°85.8°
  20.1°21.7°
  6.97
  3.64.3
  1166 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 Cross Creek township with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Cross Creek township, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cross Creek township are June, August and September.
In Cross Creek township, there are 5.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cross Creek township with an average of 20.1°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Cross Creek township, there are 118.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Cross Creek township, there are 2.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Cross Creek township but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Cross Creek township with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.3 inches in Cross Creek township means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Cross Creek township with 15.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 150.4 rainy days annually in Cross Creek township, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.3 inches in Cross Creek township means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Cross Creek township with 9.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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