Temple, PA Climate


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Temple, PA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are usually hot and humid, but temperatures rarely exceed 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius). Winters are cold and snowy with average temperatures in the low twenties (Fahrenheit). The spring brings mild weather and blooming trees, while the autumn season is generally cool and colorful. Precipitation levels tend to be moderate throughout the year. Snowfall during winter months averages around 25 inches (63 cm) annually.

Temple, Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Temple averages 19 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 Temple. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Temple gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 21
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 5.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Temple, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTemple, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.7 in.38.1 in.
  18.6 in.27.8 in.
  105.6 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  85.2°85.8°
  20.9°21.7°
  7.37
  3.84.3
  361 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 Temple with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Temple, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Temple are September, June and August.
In Temple, there are 16.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Temple with an average of 20.9°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Temple, there are 111.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Temple, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Temple 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 Temple with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 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 44.7 inches in Temple means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Temple with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 105.6 rainy days annually in Temple, 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 Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 18.6 inches in Temple means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Temple with 6.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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