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United States / Pennsylvania / Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Metro Area / Lehigh County / Fountain Hill / Zip Codes
Fountain Hill, PA has a humid continental climate with cold winter temperatures and hot and humid summers. Average temperatures range from 23 °F in the winter to 75 °F in the summer months. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging around 40 inches per year. Most of this precipitation comes in the form of rain but some can come as snow during the winter months. The area also experiences four distinct seasons, allowing for plenty of outdoor activities and exploring throughout the year.

Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fountain Hill averages 34 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 Fountain Hill. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fountain Hill gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fountain Hill is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 5.1 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Fountain Hill, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFountain Hill, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  48.7 in.38.1 in.
  33.7 in.27.8 in.
  113.4 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  83.8°85.8°
  18.5°21.7°
  7.17
  3.84.3
  374 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 Fountain Hill with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Fountain Hill, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fountain Hill are June, September and August.
In Fountain Hill, there are 11.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fountain Hill with an average of 18.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Fountain Hill, there are 129.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Fountain Hill, there are 2.3 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 Fountain Hill 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 Fountain Hill with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 48.7 inches in Fountain Hill means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Fountain Hill with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 113.4 rainy days annually in Fountain Hill, which is one of the least rainy 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 33.7 inches in Fountain Hill means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Fountain Hill with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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