East Mead, PA Climate


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East Mead, PA has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is around 70°F, while the average winter temperature is in the mid 20s, although temperatures can fluctuate greatly depending on the season. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with an annual average of around 35 inches. East Mead experiences all four seasons and each brings its own unique weather to enjoy.

East Mead, Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Mead averages 82 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in East Mead. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Mead gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 163 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 82 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for East Mead is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 3.7 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in East Mead, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Mead, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  43.0 in.38.1 in.
  82.3 in.27.8 in.
  162.7 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  80.8°85.8°
  16.9°21.7°
  6.47
  3.44.3
  1311 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 Mead with an average high temperature of 80.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In East Mead, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Mead are June, August and July.
In East Mead, there are 4.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for East Mead with an average of 16.9°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In East Mead, there are 137.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In East Mead, there are 7.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in East Mead is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in East Mead with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.0 inches in East Mead means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in East Mead with 17.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 162.7 rainy days annually in East Mead, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 82.3 inches in East Mead means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in East Mead with 22.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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