Schuylkill County, PA Climate

Schuylkill, PA County has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is around 76°F and the average temperature in January is around 28°F. Precipitation levels are quite high, with an annual average of 40 inches of rain and 19 inches of snow. Summers tend to be very humid, while winters are often dry and cold. Storms can pass through the area quickly, depositing large amounts of rainfall or snow in short periods of time. Spring brings sunny days and mild temperatures that make it a great time for outdoor activities like hiking or fishing.

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Schuylkill County averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Schuylkill County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Schuylkill County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Schuylkill County, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Schuylkill, Pennsylvania	United States
	49.3 in.	38.1 in.
	35.4 in.	27.8 in.
	124.5 days	106.2 days
	193 days	205 days
	83.0°	85.8°
	18.4°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.7	4.3
	1054 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 Schuylkill County with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Schuylkill County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Schuylkill County are June, August and September.

In Schuylkill County, 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 Schuylkill County with an average of 18.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In Schuylkill County, there are 129.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In Schuylkill County, there are 2.5 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 Schuylkill County 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 Schuylkill County with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 49.3 inches in Schuylkill County means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in Schuylkill County with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 124.5 rainy days annually in Schuylkill County, 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 35.4 inches in Schuylkill County means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Schuylkill County with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.