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United States / Pennsylvania / Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area / Dauphin County / Middle Paxton / Zip Codes
Middle Paxton, PA has a humid continental climate, characterized by warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with snowfall in the winter months. The average high temperature during the summer is 80°F and the average low temperature during the winter is about 28°F. Spring and autumn are both typically mild with temperatures ranging from 40-60°F. Overall, Middle Paxton enjoys four distinct seasons and moderate weather conditions that make it an ideal place to live.

Middle Paxton, Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Middle Paxton averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Middle Paxton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Middle Paxton 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Middle Paxton is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 5.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Middle Paxton, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMiddle Paxton, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.3 in.38.1 in.
  26.9 in.27.8 in.
  122.2 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  84.1°85.8°
  20.8°21.7°
  7.17
  4.14.3
  446 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 Middle Paxton with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Middle Paxton, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Middle Paxton are June, September and August.
In Middle Paxton, there are 11.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Middle Paxton with an average of 20.8°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Middle Paxton, there are 117.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Middle Paxton, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Middle Paxton 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 Middle Paxton with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.3 inches in Middle Paxton means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Middle Paxton with 12.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 122.2 rainy days annually in Middle Paxton, 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 26.9 inches in Middle Paxton means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Middle Paxton with 8.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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