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United States / Pennsylvania / Pottsville Metro Area / Schuylkill County / East Union / Zip Codes
East Union, PA has a temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters. During the summer months temperatures typically range from the low 70’s to the mid 80’s and in the winter they stay in the lower 30’s to mid 40’s on average. The area receives an abundance of rainfall throughout the year, making it an ideal location for many types of vegetation, trees, and wildlife. Overall, East Union has a great climate that offers much beauty and enjoyment to those who live there.

East Union, Pennsylvania gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Union averages 40 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in East Union. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Union gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 16
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for East Union is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.6 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in East Union, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Union with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In East Union, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Union are June, August and July.
In East Union, there are 3.3 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 Union with an average of 15.9°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In East Union, there are 144.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In East Union, there are 4.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in East Union 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 Union with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.2 inches in East Union means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in East Union with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 126.0 rainy days annually in East Union, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 40.1 inches in East Union means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in East Union with 12.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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