Washingtonville, PA Climate


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Washingtonville, PA has a mostly moderate climate throughout the year. The summers tend to be warm and humid, with the hottest months falling in July and August with temperatures reaching into the mid-80s Fahrenheit. Winters are usually cold and snowy, averaging highs in the upper 30s and lows in the teens Fahrenheit. Spring brings warm weather with mild rainfall while autumn usually sees cool temperatures with some precipitation.

Washingtonville, Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Washingtonville averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Washingtonville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Washingtonville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Washingtonville is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Washingtonville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWashingtonville, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  42.4 in.38.1 in.
  32.1 in.27.8 in.
  124.0 days106.2 days
  175 days205 days
  83.2°85.8°
  17.8°21.7°
  6.97
  3.94.3
  545 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 Washingtonville with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Washingtonville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Washingtonville are June, August and September.
In Washingtonville, there are 8.0 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 Washingtonville with an average of 17.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Washingtonville, there are 135.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Washingtonville, there are 2.3 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 Washingtonville 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 Washingtonville with 4.4 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 42.4 inches in Washingtonville means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Washingtonville with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 124.0 rainy days annually in Washingtonville, 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 Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 32.1 inches in Washingtonville means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Washingtonville with 10.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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