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United States / Pennsylvania / Chambersburg-Waynesboro Metro Area / Franklin County / Wayne Heights / Zip Codes
Wayne Heights, PA has a moderate climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and the average low temperature is around 60 degrees Fahrenheit. In the winter months, temperatures dip to an average low of about 20 degrees Fahrenheit, though highs can reach up to 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation in Wayne Heights varies throughout the year but tends to be highest in summer and lowest in winter.

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

Wayne Heights averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Wayne Heights. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wayne Heights gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wayne Heights is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.7 Summer - 5.3 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Wayne Heights, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWayne Heights, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  41.9 in.38.1 in.
  30.5 in.27.8 in.
  121.0 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  85.7°85.8°
  22.6°21.7°
  7.27
  3.94.3
  636 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 Wayne Heights with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Wayne Heights, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wayne Heights are September, June and May.
In Wayne Heights, there are 15.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wayne Heights with an average of 22.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Wayne Heights, there are 105.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Wayne Heights, there are 0.4 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 Wayne Heights 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.
May is the wettest month in Wayne Heights with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.9 inches in Wayne Heights means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Wayne Heights with 12.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 121.0 rainy days annually in Wayne Heights, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.5 inches in Wayne Heights means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Wayne Heights with 9.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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