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United States / Pennsylvania / Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area / Perry County / Penn township (Perry County) / Zip Codes
Penn township (Perry County), PA is located in the humid continental climate zone, meaning it experiences hot summers and cold winters. Summers are usually humid and often bring thunderstorms, while winters are cold with a mix of snow and rain. The area receives an average of 40 inches of precipitation annually, mostly occurring in April, May, June and July during considerably wetter months than the rest of the year. Winters tend to be the driest season in Penn township (Perry County), PA with January being the driest month on average. The average annual temperature is around 50F which is relatively mild compared to other areas in Pennsylvania.

Penn township (Perry County), Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Penn township (Perry County) averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Penn township (Perry County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Penn township (Perry County) 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 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Penn township (Perry County), while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 (Perry County) with an average high temperature of 84.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Penn township (Perry County), there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Penn township (Perry County) are June, September and August.
In Penn township (Perry County), there are 11.5 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 (Perry County) with an average of 20.5°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Penn township (Perry County), there are 119.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Penn township (Perry 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 (Perry 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 (Perry County) with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.9 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 43.9 inches in Penn township (Perry County) means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Penn township (Perry County) with 12.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 122.1 rainy days annually in Penn township (Perry County), 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 Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.2 inches in Penn township (Perry County) means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Penn township (Perry County) with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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