Plumstead, PA Climate

Plumstead, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 80°F and the average low in the winter is around 20°F. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of around 45 inches per year. Summers tend to be quite humid and can experience thunderstorms and heavy rain at times. Winters are usually cold and snowy, but milder temperatures occasionally occur. Overall, Plumstead has a pleasant climate that is enjoyable for people looking to visit or live in the area.

Plumstead, Pennsylvania gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Plumstead averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Plumstead. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Plumstead gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 21
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 5.3 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Plumstead, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Plumstead, Pennsylvania	United States
	48.8 in.	38.1 in.
	24.9 in.	27.8 in.
	108.7 days	106.2 days
	205 days	205 days
	84.7°	85.8°
	20.9°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4	4.3
	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 Plumstead with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Plumstead, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Plumstead are September, June and August.

In Plumstead, there are 12.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Plumstead with an average of 20.9°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Plumstead, there are 115.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Plumstead, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Plumstead 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 Plumstead with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 48.8 inches in Plumstead means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in Plumstead with 10.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 108.7 rainy days annually in Plumstead, 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 24.9 inches in Plumstead means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Plumstead with 8.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.