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United States / Pennsylvania / Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area / Perry County / Jackson township (Perry County) / Zip Codes
Jackson Township (Perry County), PA has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. On average, the temperature in Jackson Township throughout the year ranges from a low of around 22°F in January to a high of 86°F in July. The area also receives abundant precipitation, averaging 43 inches annually from snow and rain combined. It is often quite cloudy, with an average of 205 days with measurable precipitation each year. The area is known for being especially windy, with frequent gusts coming off the nearby mountains.

Jackson township (Perry County), Pennsylvania gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jackson 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 Jackson township (Perry County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jackson township (Perry County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 21
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

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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 Jackson township (Perry County) with an average high temperature of 84.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Jackson 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 Jackson township (Perry County) are June, September and August.
In Jackson township (Perry County), there are 14.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Jackson township (Perry County) with an average of 21.0°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Jackson township (Perry County), there are 111.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Jackson township (Perry County), 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 Jackson 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.
May is the wettest month in Jackson township (Perry County) with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.4 inches in Jackson township (Perry County) means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Jackson township (Perry County) with 12.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 121.2 rainy days annually in Jackson 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 29.3 inches in Jackson township (Perry County) means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Jackson township (Perry County) with 9.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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