East Lansdowne, PA Climate


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East Lansdowne, PA has a humid continental climate characterized by hot summers and cold winters. Average temperatures in the summer range from 65-85F, and average temperatures in the winter range from 25-45F. The area typically experiences moderate rainfall throughout the year, with upwards of 40 inches of rain per year. The area also gets an average of 35 inches of snow each winter, which usually arrives in December and can last until March or April.

East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Lansdowne averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in East Lansdowne. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Lansdowne gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for East Lansdowne is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.1 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in East Lansdowne, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Lansdowne, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  46.2 in.38.1 in.
  16.4 in.27.8 in.
  116.7 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  87.2°85.8°
  27.2°21.7°
  7.37
  3.84.3
  131 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 East Lansdowne with an average high temperature of 87.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In East Lansdowne, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Lansdowne are September, May and June.
In East Lansdowne, there are 26.3 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 East Lansdowne with an average of 27.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In East Lansdowne, there are 67.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In East Lansdowne, there are 0.1 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 East Lansdowne but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in East Lansdowne are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in East Lansdowne with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.2 inches in East Lansdowne means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
April is the rainiest month in East Lansdowne with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 116.7 rainy days annually in East Lansdowne, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 16.4 inches in East Lansdowne means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in East Lansdowne with 6.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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