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United States / Pennsylvania / Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Metro Area / Carbon County / Summit Hill / Zip Codes
Summit Hill, PA has a typical humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The warmest months are from June to August, when temperatures average around 70°F (21°C). The coldest months are from December to March, when temperatures can drop below freezing and snowfall is common. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, however summer is usually slightly wetter than other seasons. Overall, the climate in Summit Hill is mild compared to other parts of Pennsylvania.

Summit Hill, Pennsylvania gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Summit Hill averages 41 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 Summit Hill. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Summit Hill gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 15
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.7 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Summit Hill, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSummit Hill, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  52.1 in.38.1 in.
  41.1 in.27.8 in.
  126.6 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  81.9°85.8°
  15.4°21.7°
  6.87
  3.84.3
  1503 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 Summit Hill with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Summit Hill, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Summit Hill are June, August and July.
In Summit Hill, there are 5.9 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 Hill with an average of 15.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Summit Hill, there are 146.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Summit Hill, there are 4.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Summit Hill 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 Hill with 5.4 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 52.1 inches in Summit Hill means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Summit Hill with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 126.6 rainy days annually in Summit Hill, which is about average compared to other 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 41.1 inches in Summit Hill means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Summit Hill with 12.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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