Mount Carmel, PA Climate

Mount Carmel Borough, PA has a humid continental climate characterized by four distinct seasons. Summers in the area are hot and humid with average high temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s during the day, while nighttime lows stay in the mid-60s to 70s. Winters are cold with temperatures ranging from highs in the 30s to low 40s during the day, and dropping to lows in the teens and 20s at night. Spring and fall are milder with highs reaching into the mid-60s to 70s. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with occasional snowfall during winter months.

Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Carmel averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Mount Carmel. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Carmel gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 17
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mount Carmel borough is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Mount Carmel borough, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania	United States
	49.4 in.	38.1 in.
	36.3 in.	27.8 in.
	124.0 days	106.2 days
	185 days	205 days
	81.8°	85.8°
	17.0°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.8	4.3
	1106 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 Mount Carmel borough with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Mount Carmel borough, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mount Carmel borough are June, August and July.

In Mount Carmel borough, there are 3.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mount Carmel borough with an average of 17.0°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Mount Carmel borough, there are 138.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Mount Carmel borough, there are 3.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Mount Carmel borough 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.

June is the wettest month in Mount Carmel borough with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.4 inches in Mount Carmel borough means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in Mount Carmel borough with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 124.0 rainy days annually in Mount Carmel borough, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 36.3 inches in Mount Carmel borough means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Mount Carmel borough with 11.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.