Glen Lyon, PA Climate


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Glen Lyon, PA has a moderately humid continental climate with mild summers and cold winters. The average temperature in summer is around 75°F and in winter it can drop as low as 20°F. This area receives an average of 40 inches of rain per year spread out over the months, with the most precipitation occurring in June. Snowfall averages around 30 inches per year, usually beginning in late November or December and lasting until March or April. Generally speaking, Glen Lyon experiences all four seasons with distinct weather patterns throughout the year.

Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Glen Lyon averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in Glen Lyon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Glen Lyon gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.6 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Glen Lyon, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGlen Lyon, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.3 in.38.1 in.
  37.3 in.27.8 in.
  128.5 days106.2 days
  174 days205 days
  81.0°85.8°
  16.4°21.7°
  6.87
  3.84.3
  676 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 Glen Lyon with an average high temperature of 81.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Glen Lyon, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Glen Lyon are June, August and July.
In Glen Lyon, there are 4.7 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 Lyon with an average of 16.4°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Glen Lyon, there are 137.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Glen Lyon, there are 4.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Glen Lyon 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 Lyon with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.3 inches in Glen Lyon means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Glen Lyon with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 128.5 rainy days annually in Glen Lyon, 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 37.3 inches in Glen Lyon means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Glen Lyon with 12.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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