Kulpmont, PA Climate


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Kulpmont, PA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures often reaching above 80°F and the occasional thunderstorm. Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures frequently dropping to below freezing. Fall offers mild temperatures and colorful foliage while spring brings warmer temperatures and blooming flowers. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of 44 inches annually.

Kulpmont, Pennsylvania gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kulpmont averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 184 sunny days per year in Kulpmont. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kulpmont 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Kulpmont, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKulpmont, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  47.5 in.38.1 in.
  36.0 in.27.8 in.
  124.0 days106.2 days
  184 days205 days
  81.9°85.8°
  17.0°21.7°
  6.97
  3.84.3
  1115 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 Kulpmont with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Kulpmont, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kulpmont are June, August and July.
In Kulpmont, there are 3.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kulpmont with an average of 17.0°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Kulpmont, there are 138.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Kulpmont, there are 3.1 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 Kulpmont but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Kulpmont with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 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 47.5 inches in Kulpmont means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Kulpmont with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 124.0 rainy days annually in Kulpmont, 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 Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 36.0 inches in Kulpmont means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Kulpmont with 11.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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