Penn township (York County), PA Climate


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Penn Township (York County), PA is a predominantly rural area with a climate that tends to be warm and humid in the summer months, and cold and snowy in the winter months. The average temperature in July, the hottest month of the year, is around 73°F with temperatures reaching as high as 90°F on some days. The average temperature in January, the coldest month of the year, is around 29°F with temperatures dropping below 0°F at times. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with an annual average of 43 inches. Snowfall can also be significant during winter months with an average snowfall of 22 inches per year.

Penn township (York County), Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Penn township (York County) averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Penn township (York County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Penn township (York County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimatePenn township (York County), PennsylvaniaUnited States
  41.8 in.38.1 in.
  25.7 in.27.8 in.
  117.9 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  85.9°85.8°
  19.8°21.7°
  7.17
  3.94.3
  663 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 (York County) with an average high temperature of 85.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Penn township (York 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 (York County) are September, June and May.
In Penn township (York County), there are 17.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Penn township (York County) with an average of 19.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Penn township (York County), there are 122.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Penn township (York County), there are 1.7 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 (York 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.
September is the wettest month in Penn township (York County) with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.8 inches in Penn township (York County) means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Penn township (York County) with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 117.9 rainy days annually in Penn township (York 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 Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 25.7 inches in Penn township (York County) means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Penn township (York County) with 10.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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