West Nottingham, PA Climate


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West Nottingham, PA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature during the summer months is around 73 degrees Fahrenheit and the average winter temperature is around 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, but especially in the spring and early fall months, when heavy rains can occur. Summers tend to be sunny and warm with occasional thunderstorms in the afternoon, while winters are snowy and cold. There is usually snowfall between December and March, although totals vary greatly from year to year.

West Nottingham, Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

West Nottingham averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in West Nottingham. The US average is 205 sunny days.

West Nottingham gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 22
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.4 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in West Nottingham, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWest Nottingham, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.4 in.38.1 in.
  18.4 in.27.8 in.
  120.2 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  85.7°85.8°
  21.6°21.7°
  7.27
  44.3
  400 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 West Nottingham with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In West Nottingham, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for West Nottingham are September, June and May.
In West Nottingham, 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 West Nottingham with an average of 21.6°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In West Nottingham, there are 112.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In West Nottingham, there are 0.6 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 West Nottingham 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 West Nottingham with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.4 inches in West Nottingham means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in West Nottingham with 11.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 120.2 rainy days annually in West Nottingham, 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 18.4 inches in West Nottingham means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in West Nottingham with 7.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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