Rockledge, PA Climate


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Rockledge, PA has a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers. In the winter, temperatures tend to stay between 28-34 degrees Fahrenheit while in the summer they range from 65-85 degrees Fahrenheit, allowing for plenty of sunny days with comfortable temperatures. Precipitation is spread throughout the year with heavier snowfall in the winter months and occasional thunderstorms in spring and fall. The area generally experiences four distinct seasons although temperatures can reach higher than 90 degrees Fahrenheit during heat waves in the summertime.

Rockledge, Pennsylvania gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rockledge averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Rockledge. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rockledge 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 24
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Rockledge is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.6 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Rockledge, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRockledge, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  47.5 in.38.1 in.
  17.3 in.27.8 in.
  108.7 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  85.4°85.8°
  23.7°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  243 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 Rockledge with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Rockledge, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rockledge are September, June and August.
In Rockledge, there are 15.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rockledge with an average of 23.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Rockledge, there are 94.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Rockledge, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Rockledge 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 Rockledge with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 47.5 inches in Rockledge means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Rockledge with 10.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 108.7 rainy days annually in Rockledge, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.3 inches in Rockledge means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Rockledge with 5.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Reasonably good public transportation if you are going to/from Philadelphia (Center City)Regional Rail available from Fox Chase and various bus routes to connect with  More

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