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United States / Pennsylvania / York-Hanover Metro Area / York County / Lower Windsor / Zip Codes
Lower Windsor, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 75°F and the average winter temperature is around 39°F. Precipitation is fairly spread out throughout the year, with most months receiving between 3-5 inches of rainfall. Snowfall typically begins in late November and continues until March or April, averaging around 18 inches over the course of the winter season. Lower Windsor, PA enjoys an average of 205 days of sunshine each year.

Lower Windsor, Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lower Windsor averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Lower Windsor. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lower Windsor gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 22
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lower Windsor is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.6 Summer - 5.4 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Lower Windsor, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Windsor with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Lower Windsor, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lower Windsor are September, June and May.
In Lower Windsor, there are 16.1 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 Windsor with an average of 21.5°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Lower Windsor, there are 112.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Lower Windsor, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lower Windsor 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 Lower Windsor with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.2 inches in Lower Windsor means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Lower Windsor with 12.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 121.7 rainy days annually in Lower Windsor, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 24.2 inches in Lower Windsor means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Lower Windsor with 8.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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