Upper Mahanoy, PA Climate


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Upper Mahanoy, PA has a humid continental climate that is typical of the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Summers are warm and humid with average temperatures reaching into the low 80s while winters are cold and snowy with temperatures often dipping below freezing. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of around 45 inches per year. Upper Mahanoy experiences all four seasons and can see occasional snowfall from October to April.

Upper Mahanoy, Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Upper Mahanoy averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 184 sunny days per year in Upper Mahanoy. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Upper Mahanoy gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 19
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Upper Mahanoy is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Upper Mahanoy, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Mahanoy with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Upper Mahanoy, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Upper Mahanoy are June, August and September.
In Upper Mahanoy, there are 8.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Upper Mahanoy with an average of 18.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Upper Mahanoy, there are 130.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Upper Mahanoy, there are 1.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Upper Mahanoy 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.
June is the wettest month in Upper Mahanoy with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.7 inches in Upper Mahanoy means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Upper Mahanoy with 12.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 125.9 rainy days annually in Upper Mahanoy, 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 Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.2 inches in Upper Mahanoy means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Upper Mahanoy with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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