Oley township, PA Climate


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Oley Township, PA has a typical mid-Atlantic climate, with hot and humid summers, mild winters, and plenty of rain all year round. Temperatures in the summer reach an average daily high of 80°F (27°C) and there are typically around 14 days with temperatures over 90°F (32°C). Winters have temperatures that range from 25°F (-4 °C) to 45°F (7 °C), with occasional snow and some frost. Average annual precipitation is 44 inches (112 cm), most of which falls as rain during the spring and summer months.

Oley township, Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oley township averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Oley township. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oley township gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Oley township, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOley township, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  45.5 in.38.1 in.
  18.0 in.27.8 in.
  104.6 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  85.3°85.8°
  21.0°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  385 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 Oley township with an average high temperature of 85.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Oley township, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Oley township are September, June and May.
In Oley township, there are 16.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Oley township with an average of 21.0°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Oley township, there are 111.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Oley township, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Oley township 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.
July is the wettest month in Oley township with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 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 45.5 inches in Oley township means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Oley township with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 104.6 rainy days annually in Oley township, which is one of the least rainy 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 18.0 inches in Oley township means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Oley township with 6.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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