Upper Macungie, PA Climate

Upper Macungie, PA has a humid continental climate, characterized by four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures reaching up to 90°F during the hottest months of July and August. Winters are typically cold and snowy, with average temperatures ranging from 20-30°F in December and January. Spring is mild and pleasant, while fall brings colorful foliage and cooler temperatures. Precipitation is generally spread throughout the year, although it does tend to be slightly higher in spring than other times of the year.

Upper Macungie, Pennsylvania gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Upper Macungie averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Upper Macungie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Upper Macungie 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 18
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Upper Macungie is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.8 Summer - 5.2 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Upper Macungie, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Upper Macungie, Pennsylvania	United States
	46.6 in.	38.1 in.
	26.1 in.	27.8 in.
	106.3 days	106.2 days
	204 days	205 days
	84.9°	85.8°
	18.2°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.8	4.3
	455 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 Upper Macungie with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Upper Macungie, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Upper Macungie are September, June and August.

In Upper Macungie, there are 15.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Upper Macungie with an average of 18.2°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Upper Macungie, there are 133.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In Upper Macungie, there are 2.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Upper Macungie 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 Upper Macungie with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 46.6 inches in Upper Macungie means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in Upper Macungie with 10.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 106.3 rainy days annually in Upper Macungie, which is one of the least rainy 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 26.1 inches in Upper Macungie means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Upper Macungie with 8.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.