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United States / Pennsylvania / Pottsville Metro Area / Schuylkill County / Hegins township / Zip Codes
Hegins Township, PA has a humid continental climate with moderately cold winters and warm summers. January is often the coldest month of the year, with temperatures averaging around 25°F (-4°C). July is the warmest month, with temperatures typically reaching an average high of 83°F (28°C). Precipitation is spread fairly evenly throughout the year, with most months receiving around 3-4 inches of rainfall. Snowfall can be expected from December through March, with an average accumulation of over 32 inches per season.

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

Hegins township averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Hegins township. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hegins township gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hegins township is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Hegins township, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHegins township, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  46.0 in.38.1 in.
  32.2 in.27.8 in.
  124.3 days106.2 days
  193 days205 days
  83.1°85.8°
  18.3°21.7°
  6.97
  3.74.3
  780 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 Hegins township with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Hegins township, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hegins township are June, August and September.
In Hegins township, there are 6.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hegins township with an average of 18.3°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Hegins township, there are 132.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Hegins township, there are 1.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Hegins township 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 Hegins township with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.0 inches in Hegins township means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Hegins township with 12.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 124.3 rainy days annually in Hegins township, 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 32.2 inches in Hegins township means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Hegins township with 10.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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