Upper Nazareth, PA Climate


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Upper Nazareth, PA has a humid continental climate that features hot, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. Temperatures range from an average of 38°F in January to an average of 75°F in July, with high temperatures in the summer months often reaching into the nineties. Precipitation is spread evenly year-round with an average of about 40 inches per year. The area receives an average of 60 days of snowfall over the winter months and there are occasional thunderstorms throughout the spring and summer seasons.

Upper Nazareth, Pennsylvania gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Upper Nazareth averages 31 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 Nazareth. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Upper Nazareth gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Upper Nazareth 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 Nazareth, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateUpper Nazareth, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  47.5 in.38.1 in.
  30.9 in.27.8 in.
  118.2 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  85.4°85.8°
  18.2°21.7°
  7.17
  3.74.3
  487 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 Nazareth with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Upper Nazareth, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Upper Nazareth are September, June and May.
In Upper Nazareth, there are 18.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Upper Nazareth with an average of 18.2°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Upper Nazareth, there are 133.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Upper Nazareth, there are 2.1 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 Nazareth 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.
September is the wettest month in Upper Nazareth with 4.8 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 47.5 inches in Upper Nazareth means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Upper Nazareth with 11.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 118.2 rainy days annually in Upper Nazareth, which is less rainy than most 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 30.9 inches in Upper Nazareth means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Upper Nazareth with 10.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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