Madisonburg, PA Climate


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Madisonburg, PA has a temperate climate with moderately hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit and the average low temperature in winter is around 20 degrees. The area also receives an average of 38 inches of precipitation each year, making it quite humid during the warmer months. There are occasional snowfalls during the winter season, but overall, Madisonburg has a mild climate that makes it comfortable to live in all year round.

Madisonburg, Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Madisonburg averages 44 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in Madisonburg. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Madisonburg gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 138 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 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateMadisonburg, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  41.6 in.38.1 in.
  43.9 in.27.8 in.
  138.3 days106.2 days
  178 days205 days
  82.4°85.8°
  16.3°21.7°
  6.77
  3.64.3
  1293 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 Madisonburg with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Madisonburg, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Madisonburg are June, August and July.
In Madisonburg, there are 4.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Madisonburg with an average of 16.3°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Madisonburg, there are 153.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Madisonburg, there are 4.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Madisonburg is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Madisonburg 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 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.6 inches in Madisonburg means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Madisonburg with 13.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.1 rainy days. There are 138.3 rainy days annually in Madisonburg, 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 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 43.9 inches in Madisonburg means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Madisonburg with 12.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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