Lemont, PA Climate


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Lemont, PA has a temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July, the hottest month of the year, is 73°F (23°C), while temperatures in January, the coldest month of the year, average around 28°F (-2°C). Summer evenings can cool off significantly due to Lemont's higher elevation and close proximity to several bodies of water including the Susquehanna River. In the winter months Lemont receives an average of 30 inches of snowfall and also experiences occasional freezing rain and ice storms. Springtime is typically mild and rainy while autumn brings cooler temperatures with a mix of clouds and sunshine.

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

Lemont averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Lemont. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lemont gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lemont is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

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

  ClimateLemont, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  41.2 in.38.1 in.
  44.5 in.27.8 in.
  140.0 days106.2 days
  180 days205 days
  82.2°85.8°
  17.0°21.7°
  6.77
  3.64.3
  1007 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 Lemont with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Lemont, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lemont are June, August and July.
In Lemont, there are 4.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lemont with an average of 17.0°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Lemont, there are 147.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Lemont, 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 Lemont 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 Lemont with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.2 inches in Lemont means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Lemont with 13.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 140.0 rainy days annually in Lemont, 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 44.5 inches in Lemont means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Lemont with 12.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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