Lehman township (Pike County), PA Climate

Lehman Township, located in Pike County, Pennsylvania, has a humid continental climate with cool to cold winters and warm, humid summers. The average temperature in the winter months is around 21°F (-6°C), while summer temperatures can reach as high as 86°F (30°C). Precipitation levels are fairly consistent throughout the year with a mean of 43 inches annually. The area tends to experience mild snowfall during the winter months but does not typically receive large accumulations. Lehman Township also has a higher than average amount of sunny days each year, allowing for plenty of outdoor activities and recreation opportunities.

Lehman township (Pike County), Pennsylvania gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lehman township (Pike County) averages 42 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Lehman township (Pike County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lehman township (Pike County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Lehman township (Pike County), while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lehman township (Pike County), Pennsylvania	United States
	47.6 in.	38.1 in.
	42.3 in.	27.8 in.
	127.4 days	106.2 days
	189 days	205 days
	81.8°	85.8°
	15.6°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.8	4.3
	1037 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 Lehman township (Pike County) with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Lehman township (Pike County), there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lehman township (Pike County) are June, August and July.

In Lehman township (Pike County), there are 6.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lehman township (Pike County) with an average of 15.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In Lehman township (Pike County), there are 141.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Lehman township (Pike County), there are 5.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in Lehman township (Pike County) is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in Lehman township (Pike County) with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.6 inches in Lehman township (Pike County) means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

April is the rainiest month in Lehman township (Pike County) with 12.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 127.4 rainy days annually in Lehman township (Pike County), which is about average compared to other 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 42.3 inches in Lehman township (Pike County) means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Lehman township (Pike County) with 12.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.