Mahoning township (Lawrence County), PA Climate


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Mahoning Township (Lawrence County), PA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in January is 26°F and the average temperature in July is 73°F, creating an annual mean of 49°F. The area receives an average of 39 inches of precipitation throughout the year, with most of it falling during the summer months. Snowfall averages around 37 inches per year, which typically falls from late November to early April. Overall, the climate in Mahoning Township is generally mild and pleasant for residents to enjoy all four seasons.

Mahoning township (Lawrence County), Pennsylvania gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mahoning township (Lawrence County) averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in Mahoning township (Lawrence County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mahoning township (Lawrence County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 148 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mahoning township (Lawrence County) is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 4.6 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Mahoning township (Lawrence County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMahoning township (Lawrence County), PennsylvaniaUnited States
  39.5 in.38.1 in.
  32.5 in.27.8 in.
  148.0 days106.2 days
  161 days205 days
  84.0°85.8°
  18.3°21.7°
  6.97
  3.64.3
  948 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 Mahoning township (Lawrence County) with an average high temperature of 84.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Mahoning township (Lawrence County), there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mahoning township (Lawrence County) are June, September and August.
In Mahoning township (Lawrence County), there are 11.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mahoning township (Lawrence County) with an average of 18.3°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Mahoning township (Lawrence County), there are 133.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Mahoning township (Lawrence County), there are 4.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Mahoning township (Lawrence County) 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.
July is the wettest month in Mahoning township (Lawrence County) with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.5 inches in Mahoning township (Lawrence County) means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
December is the rainiest month in Mahoning township (Lawrence County) with 14.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 148.0 rainy days annually in Mahoning township (Lawrence County), which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 32.5 inches in Mahoning township (Lawrence County) means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Mahoning township (Lawrence County) with 10.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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