Plumsteadville, PA Climate


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Plumsteadville, PA has a humid continental climate. Summers in the area are hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the 90s on some days. Winters tend to be cold and snowy, with temperatures often dipping below freezing. Precipitation is spread throughout the year, but there tends to be more rain during the late spring and early summer months. There are also occasional snowstorms during winter months that can bring significant accumulations of snow to Plumsteadville.

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

Plumsteadville averages 26 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 Plumsteadville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Plumsteadville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 20
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 5.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Plumsteadville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePlumsteadville, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  49.2 in.38.1 in.
  26.2 in.27.8 in.
  110.3 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  84.5°85.8°
  19.6°21.7°
  7.17
  44.3
  587 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 Plumsteadville with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Plumsteadville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Plumsteadville are June, September and August.
In Plumsteadville, there are 12.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Plumsteadville with an average of 19.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Plumsteadville, there are 123.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Plumsteadville, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Plumsteadville 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 Plumsteadville with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 49.2 inches in Plumsteadville means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Plumsteadville with 10.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 110.3 rainy days annually in Plumsteadville, 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 26.2 inches in Plumsteadville means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Plumsteadville with 8.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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