Lower Southampton, PA Climate


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Lower Southampton, PA has a humid continental climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. The area experiences precipitation throughout the year, with more precipitation concentrated in the spring and summer months. During the winter months, temperatures can drop below freezing and there can be occasional snowfall. The summer months are typically warm and humid, and temperatures tend to stay in the mid to high 70s during this time of year. Winters are colder, with temperatures typically staying in the 40s during this season.

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

Lower Southampton averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Lower Southampton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lower Southampton 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lower Southampton is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.7 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Lower Southampton, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLower Southampton, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  47.6 in.38.1 in.
  15.4 in.27.8 in.
  109.1 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  85.5°85.8°
  22.9°21.7°
  7.37
  44.3
  190 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 Lower Southampton with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Lower Southampton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lower Southampton are September, June and August.
In Lower Southampton, there are 16.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lower Southampton with an average of 22.9°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Lower Southampton, there are 101.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Lower Southampton, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lower Southampton 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.
July is the wettest month in Lower Southampton with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 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 47.6 inches in Lower Southampton means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Lower Southampton with 10.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 109.1 rainy days annually in Lower Southampton, which is one of the least rainy places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.4 inches in Lower Southampton means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Lower Southampton with 5.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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