Hamburg, PA Climate


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Hamburg, PA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot and humid summers. The average temperature typically ranges from 24°F in the winter to 77°F in the summer. Hamburg receives an average of 40 inches of precipitation per year, with snowfall averaging around 33 inches each season. Average wind speeds peak at around 8 mph during the winter months, dropping to 4 mph during warmer months. While temperatures can reach extreme lows during winter, they are usually moderated by winds flowing down from the Appalachians to the north.

Hamburg, Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hamburg averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Hamburg. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hamburg gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hamburg is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.8 Summer - 5.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Hamburg, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHamburg, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  45.9 in.38.1 in.
  19.6 in.27.8 in.
  115.6 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  85.3°85.8°
  22.0°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  404 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 Hamburg with an average high temperature of 85.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Hamburg, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hamburg are September, June and August.
In Hamburg, there are 16.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hamburg with an average of 22.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Hamburg, there are 103.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Hamburg, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Hamburg 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 Hamburg with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 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 45.9 inches in Hamburg means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Hamburg with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 115.6 rainy days annually in Hamburg, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 19.6 inches in Hamburg means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Hamburg with 7.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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