Sankertown, PA Climate


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Sankertown, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summertime can reach up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and drop down to around 60 degrees at night. Winters are usually quite cold, with temperatures dropping into the twenties during the day and dipping below freezing at night. Precipitation is common throughout the year, but snowfall tends to be lighter during winter months than it is in other regions of Pennsylvania.

Sankertown, Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sankertown averages 71 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 168 sunny days per year in Sankertown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sankertown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 159 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 71 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Sankertown, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSankertown, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.2 in.38.1 in.
  70.9 in.27.8 in.
  159.3 days106.2 days
  168 days205 days
  80.0°85.8°
  16.6°21.7°
  6.57
  3.74.3
  2070 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 Sankertown with an average high temperature of 80.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Sankertown, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sankertown are August, June and July.
In Sankertown, there are 1.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sankertown with an average of 16.6°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Sankertown, there are 145.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Sankertown, there are 5.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Sankertown 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.
May is the wettest month in Sankertown with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.2 inches in Sankertown means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Sankertown with 17.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.9 rainy days. There are 159.3 rainy days annually in Sankertown, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 70.9 inches in Sankertown means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Sankertown with 21.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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