Stroud, PA Climate


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Stroud, PA has a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers. Average annual temperatures range from 33°F in January to 73°F in July. The area receives an average of 43 inches of precipitation per year with the bulk of it occurring between May and August. Snowfall averages about 28 inches annually and can occur anytime from November through March. The area experiences all four seasons but the temperatures are generally more moderate than other areas in Pennsylvania due to its slightly lower elevation.

Stroud, Pennsylvania gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Stroud averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Stroud. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stroud gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Stroud is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Stroud, while January and February 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 Stroud with an average high temperature of 84.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Stroud, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Stroud are June, September and August.
In Stroud, there are 11.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Stroud with an average of 16.5°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Stroud, there are 140.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Stroud, there are 3.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Stroud 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.
September is the wettest month in Stroud with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.2 inches in Stroud means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Stroud with 12.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 129.8 rainy days annually in Stroud, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 34.1 inches in Stroud means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Stroud with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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I have lived in Stroud Township for almost my entire life and have always thoguht that our taxes, although on the higher end for Monroe County, were within reason. In  More

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