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United States / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area / Montgomery County / Douglass township (Montgomery County) / Zip Codes
Douglass Township (Montgomery County), PA experiences a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and muggy with frequent thunderstorms while winters tend to be cold and snowy. Spring brings mild temperatures and occasional rain showers, while autumn usually offers mild days and cool nights. Overall, the area has mild temperatures year-round with high humidity throughout most of the year as well.

Douglass township (Montgomery County), Pennsylvania gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Douglass township (Montgomery County) averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Douglass township (Montgomery County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Douglass township (Montgomery County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.5 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Douglass township (Montgomery County), while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDouglass township (Montgomery County), PennsylvaniaUnited States
  47.1 in.38.1 in.
  17.6 in.27.8 in.
  114.3 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  86.0°85.8°
  22.7°21.7°
  7.27
  4.14.3
  312 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 Douglass township (Montgomery County) with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Douglass township (Montgomery County), there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Douglass township (Montgomery County) are September, June and May.
In Douglass township (Montgomery County), there are 21.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Douglass township (Montgomery County) with an average of 22.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Douglass township (Montgomery County), there are 103.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Douglass township (Montgomery County), there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Douglass township (Montgomery County) 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 Douglass township (Montgomery County) with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 47.1 inches in Douglass township (Montgomery County) means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Douglass township (Montgomery County) with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 114.3 rainy days annually in Douglass township (Montgomery County), which is one of the least rainy 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 17.6 inches in Douglass township (Montgomery County) means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Douglass township (Montgomery County) with 6.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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