Hartley, PA Climate


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Hartley, PA has a humid continental climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. The area receives an average of 38 inches of precipitation annually, with the snow season lasting from early December to late March. Average high temperatures in the summer months range from the mid-seventies to mid-eighties while lows reach into the mid-fifties. In the winter months, highs usually remain in the thirties while lows dip into the teens. Hartley experiences four distinct seasons and offers plenty of outdoor activities year-round for those who love the outdoors.

Hartley, Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hartley averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Hartley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hartley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 18
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hartley is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Hartley, 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 Hartley with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Hartley, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hartley are June, August and September.
In Hartley, there are 8.5 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 Hartley with an average of 18.1°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Hartley, there are 134.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Hartley, there are 2.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Hartley 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 Hartley with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 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 Hartley means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Hartley with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 121.8 rainy days annually in Hartley, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.8 inches in Hartley means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Hartley with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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