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United States / Pennsylvania / Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area / Dauphin County / Gratz / Zip Codes
Gratz, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 72°F and the average winter temperature is around 28°F. Rainfall is distributed throughout the year, with an annual average of around 36 inches. Snowfall tends to be above normal for this part of Pennsylvania, with an average of 41 inches during the season. The area can experience some extreme weather conditions on occasion such as high winds and thunderstorms.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gratz is 7.0 (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 Gratz, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGratz, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.7 in.38.1 in.
  30.9 in.27.8 in.
  123.2 days106.2 days
  195 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  19.0°21.7°
  77
  4.14.3
  817 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 Gratz with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Gratz, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gratz are June, September and August.
In Gratz, there are 10.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gratz with an average of 19.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Gratz, there are 127.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Gratz, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Gratz 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.
June is the wettest month in Gratz with 4.7 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 44.7 inches in Gratz means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Gratz with 12.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 123.2 rainy days annually in Gratz, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.9 inches in Gratz means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Gratz with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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