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United States / Pennsylvania / Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area / Cumberland County / Hopewell township (Cumberland County) / Zip Codes
Hopewell Township (Cumberland County), PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average July highs in the area reach around 84°F, while average January lows dip to around 21°F. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 4-5 inches each month. Snowfall varies from year to year, but generally averages around 33 inches per season. Winters are typically cold and snowy, while summers are warm and humid.

Hopewell township (Cumberland County), Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hopewell township (Cumberland County) averages 31 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 Hopewell township (Cumberland County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hopewell township (Cumberland County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

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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 Hopewell township (Cumberland County) with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Hopewell township (Cumberland County), there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hopewell township (Cumberland County) are September, June and August.
In Hopewell township (Cumberland County), there are 15.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hopewell township (Cumberland County) with an average of 21.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Hopewell township (Cumberland County), there are 107.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Hopewell township (Cumberland County), there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Hopewell township (Cumberland 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.
May is the wettest month in Hopewell township (Cumberland County) with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.0 inches in Hopewell township (Cumberland County) means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Hopewell township (Cumberland County) with 12.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 120.0 rainy days annually in Hopewell township (Cumberland 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 31.4 inches in Hopewell township (Cumberland County) means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Hopewell township (Cumberland County) with 9.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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