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United States / Pennsylvania / Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Metro Area / Carbon County / Lansford / Zip Codes
Lansford, PA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is around 49°F (9°C), with July being the hottest month of the year at about 77°F (25°C) and January being the coldest month at an average of 28°F (-2°C). The area receives plenty of precipitation throughout the year, with an average of 48 inches per year. Snowfall can vary from season to season, but usually averages around 30 inches annually.

Lansford, Pennsylvania gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lansford averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Lansford. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lansford gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 16
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lansford is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.7 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Lansford, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLansford, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  52.3 in.38.1 in.
  40.8 in.27.8 in.
  126.0 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  82.3°85.8°
  15.8°21.7°
  6.87
  3.84.3
  1138 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 Lansford with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Lansford, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lansford are June, August and July.
In Lansford, there are 6.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lansford with an average of 15.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Lansford, there are 144.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Lansford, there are 4.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Lansford is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Lansford with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.3 inches in Lansford means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Lansford with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 126.0 rainy days annually in Lansford, which is about average compared to other 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 40.8 inches in Lansford means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Lansford with 12.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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