Climate in Lehighton, Pennsylvania

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

Lehighton 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 Lehighton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lehighton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 16
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lehighton is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

July is the hottest month for Lehighton with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Lehighton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lehighton are September, June and August.

In Lehighton, there are 17.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lehighton with an average of 16.4°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Lehighton, there are 142.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Lehighton, there are 3.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Lehighton 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.

September is the wettest month in Lehighton with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.8 inches in Lehighton means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in Lehighton with 10.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 109.0 rainy days annually in Lehighton, which is one of the least rainy 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 28.7 inches in Lehighton means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Lehighton with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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