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United States / Pennsylvania / Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area / Perry County / Greenwood township (Perry County) / Zip Codes
Greenwood Township (Perry County), PA has a humid continental climate, meaning the summers are warm and humid while the winters are cold and snowy. The average temperature in July is 73°F (23°C) and the average temperature in January is 24°F (-4°C). There are typically 40 inches of rain per year, with an average snowfall of 32 inches.

Greenwood township (Perry County), Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greenwood township (Perry County) averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Greenwood township (Perry County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenwood township (Perry County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 20
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 5.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Greenwood township (Perry County), while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGreenwood township (Perry County), PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.8 in.38.1 in.
  28.9 in.27.8 in.
  118.4 days106.2 days
  196 days205 days
  83.6°85.8°
  20.2°21.7°
  7.17
  3.84.3
  612 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 Greenwood township (Perry County) with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Greenwood township (Perry County), there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Greenwood township (Perry County) are June, September and August.
In Greenwood township (Perry County), there are 10.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Greenwood township (Perry County) with an average of 20.2°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Greenwood township (Perry County), there are 118.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Greenwood township (Perry County), 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 Greenwood township (Perry County) 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 Greenwood township (Perry County) with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 44.8 inches in Greenwood township (Perry County) means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Greenwood township (Perry County) with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 118.4 rainy days annually in Greenwood township (Perry County), 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 Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 28.9 inches in Greenwood township (Perry County) means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Greenwood township (Perry County) with 10.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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