Penn Hills, PA Climate


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Penn Hills, PA is located in the eastern part of the state and experiences a humid continental climate. It has four distinct seasons, with hot summers and cold winters. Summer temperatures often reach the high 80s and low 90s while winter temperatures hover around the low 30s. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of about 34 inches per year. Snowfall averages around 24 inches each year, although there can be significant variations from one year to another. Penn Hills enjoys plenty of sunshine during the warmer months, with an average of around 220 sunny days each year.

Penn Hills, Pennsylvania gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Penn Hills averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Penn Hills. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Penn Hills gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 145 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Penn Hills is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Penn Hills, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePenn Hills, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  41.0 in.38.1 in.
  31.7 in.27.8 in.
  145.1 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  20.8°21.7°
  77
  3.44.3
  938 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 Penn Hills with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Penn Hills, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Penn Hills are June, September and August.
In Penn Hills, there are 7.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Penn Hills with an average of 20.8°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Penn Hills, there are 114.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Penn Hills, there are 2.1 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 Penn Hills 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 Penn Hills with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.0 inches in Penn Hills means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Penn Hills with 14.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 145.1 rainy days annually in Penn Hills, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 31.7 inches in Penn Hills means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Penn Hills with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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I was born at Mercy Hospital - now U. of Pittsburgh Med. Ctr. in the 1950's. I grew up for the first 5 years in Penn Hills. It was idyllic area for a kid. We lived on  More

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Over 16 years ago

Commuting into the city of Pittsburgh from Penn Hills is very frustrating. A 10-mile trip can take 45 minutes, even outside of normal rush-hour  More

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