Leidy, PA Climate


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Leidy, PA has a humid continental climate with warm and humid summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is around 75°F while the average winter temperature is around 25°F. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, although there are some dry periods during the summer months. Snowfall is common in winter, but it can also occur in spring and fall. The changing of the seasons brings a variety of temperatures and weather patterns to Leidy that makes it an enjoyable place to live.

Leidy, Pennsylvania gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Leidy averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Leidy. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Leidy gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 149 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Leidy, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLeidy, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  41.2 in.38.1 in.
  38.6 in.27.8 in.
  148.9 days106.2 days
  177 days205 days
  83.1°85.8°
  17.4°21.7°
  6.87
  3.74.3
  886 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 Leidy with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Leidy, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Leidy are June, August and September.
In Leidy, there are 9.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Leidy with an average of 17.4°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Leidy, there are 142.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Leidy, there are 3.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Leidy 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 Leidy with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.2 inches in Leidy means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Leidy with 13.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 148.9 rainy days annually in Leidy, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 38.6 inches in Leidy means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Leidy with 11.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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