Glen Hope, PA Climate


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Glen Hope, PA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in the winter is around 28°F and in the summer, the temperatures can reach highs of up to 86°F. Annual precipitation averages 38 inches spread throughout the year. Precipitation is often in the form of snow during winter months, while rainfall is common in spring and summer months and thunderstorms are frequent during late spring and early summer. Generally, the weather in Glen Hope is mild year round with some extreme temperatures occasionally experienced.

Glen Hope, Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Glen Hope averages 52 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Glen Hope. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Glen Hope gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 151 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 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 52 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Glen Hope is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Glen Hope, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Glen Hope with an average high temperature of 80.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Glen Hope, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Glen Hope are June, August and July.
In Glen Hope, there are 3.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Glen Hope with an average of 16.0°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Glen Hope, there are 150.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Glen Hope, there are 5.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Glen Hope 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 Glen Hope with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.8 inches in Glen Hope means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Glen Hope with 14.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 150.5 rainy days annually in Glen Hope, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring 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 52.1 inches in Glen Hope means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Glen Hope with 14.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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