Penn township (Berks County), PA Climate


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Penn township (Berks County), PA has a mild climate year-round, with temperatures ranging from highs in the mid 70s during the summer months to lows in the 30s during the winter. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, and snowfall is usually moderate. The area experiences all four seasons, though there are very few extreme weather events such as hurricanes or tornados. Winters are generally cold and damp, while summers tend to be humid and warm.

Penn township (Berks County), Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Penn township (Berks County) averages 17 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 Penn township (Berks County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Penn township (Berks County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 22
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Penn township (Berks County), while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePenn township (Berks County), PennsylvaniaUnited States
  45.7 in.38.1 in.
  17.2 in.27.8 in.
  114.3 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  85.3°85.8°
  21.8°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  436 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 township (Berks County) with an average high temperature of 85.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Penn township (Berks County), there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Penn township (Berks County) are September, June and August.
In Penn township (Berks County), 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 Penn township (Berks County) with an average of 21.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Penn township (Berks County), there are 105.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Penn township (Berks County), there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Penn township (Berks County) 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.
June is the wettest month in Penn township (Berks County) with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.7 inches in Penn township (Berks County) means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Penn township (Berks County) with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 114.3 rainy days annually in Penn township (Berks County), 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 17.2 inches in Penn township (Berks County) means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Penn township (Berks County) with 6.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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