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Upper Southampton, PA has a humid subtropical climate with warm and humid summers and cold winters. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, with peak precipitation occurring in May and August. Winters are generally mild, with temperatures averaging around 40-50 degrees Fahrenheit (4-10 degrees Celsius). Summers can be quite hot, with temperatures reaching into the mid to high 80s (27 to 32 degrees Celsius). Snowfall is rare during the winter months and mostly occurs between December and March.

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

Upper Southampton averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

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

Upper Southampton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 5.6 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Upper Southampton, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateUpper Southampton, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  47.6 in.38.1 in.
  15.6 in.27.8 in.
  109.0 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  85.5°85.8°
  23.0°21.7°
  7.37
  44.3
  231 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 Southampton with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Upper Southampton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Upper Southampton are September, June and August.
In Upper Southampton, there are 16.2 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 Southampton with an average of 23.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Upper Southampton, there are 100.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Upper Southampton, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Upper Southampton 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 Southampton with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 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 47.6 inches in Upper Southampton means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Upper Southampton with 10.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 109.0 rainy days annually in Upper Southampton, 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 Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.6 inches in Upper Southampton means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Upper Southampton with 5.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Been here 20+ years, and have always loved it. Our kids schools are Davis, Klinger, and Tennent, and it's an awesome experience for all! Great teachers, administration,  More

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