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United States / Pennsylvania / Pittsburgh Metro Area / Butler County / Summit township (Butler County) / Zip Codes
Summit Township (Butler County), PA has a humid continental climate, which means that the summers are warm and humid while the winters tend to be cold and dry. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with most of it falling in late spring and early summer. Average temperatures range from about -2 degrees Celsius in January to around 23 degrees Celsius in July, and snowfall averages around 35 inches per year. Overall, Summit Township has a relatively mild climate for Pennsylvania.

Summit township (Butler County), Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Summit township (Butler County) averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Summit township (Butler County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Summit township (Butler County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 157 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Summit township (Butler County) is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Summit township (Butler County), 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 Summit township (Butler County) with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Summit township (Butler County), there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Summit township (Butler County) are June, August and September.
In Summit township (Butler County), there are 6.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Summit township (Butler County) with an average of 17.9°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Summit township (Butler County), there are 136.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Summit township (Butler County), there are 5.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Summit township (Butler County) is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Summit township (Butler County) with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.0 inches in Summit township (Butler County) means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Summit township (Butler County) with 16.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 157.3 rainy days annually in Summit township (Butler County), which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 36.1 inches in Summit township (Butler County) means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Summit township (Butler County) with 12.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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