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United States / Pennsylvania / No Metro Area / Jefferson County / Perry township (Jefferson County) / Zip Codes
Perry Township (Jefferson County), PA has a humid continental climate, which consists of four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures usually reaching the high 80s, while winters can be quite cold with temperatures often dropping below freezing. The area receives approximately 42 inches of rainfall a year, as well as 60 inches of snowfall. In general, the weather in Perry Township is mild with relatively low amounts of extreme temperatures or weather events.

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

Perry township (Jefferson County) averages 47 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 Perry township (Jefferson County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Perry township (Jefferson County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 162 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Perry township (Jefferson County) is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Perry township (Jefferson County), while January and December 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 Perry township (Jefferson County) with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Perry township (Jefferson County), there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Perry township (Jefferson County) are June, August and July.
In Perry township (Jefferson County), there are 4.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Perry township (Jefferson County) with an average of 16.2°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Perry township (Jefferson County), there are 148.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Perry township (Jefferson County), there are 6.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Perry township (Jefferson County) is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Perry township (Jefferson County) with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.9 inches in Perry township (Jefferson County) means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Perry township (Jefferson County) with 16.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 162.4 rainy days annually in Perry township (Jefferson County), which is one of the rainiest 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 47.1 inches in Perry township (Jefferson County) means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Perry township (Jefferson County) with 13.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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