Montour County, PA Climate

Montour County, PA has a humid continental climate. Summers are generally warm and humid with occasional periods of hot weather, while winters are typically cold and snowy. Precipitation is plentiful year-round, although it tends to be more frequent and heavier during the spring and summer months. The average annual temperature in Montour County is around 48°F (9°C), which makes it an ideal place for outdoor activities throughout the entire year.

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

Montour County averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Montour County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Montour County 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 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Montour 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 September are the most pleasant months in Montour County, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Montour, Pennsylvania	United States
	42.3 in.	38.1 in.
	31.4 in.	27.8 in.
	123.9 days	106.2 days
	177 days	205 days
	83.2°	85.8°
	17.8°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.9	4.3
	701 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 Montour County with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Montour County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Montour County are June, August and September.

In Montour 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 Montour County with an average of 17.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Montour County, there are 135.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Montour County, there are 2.2 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 Montour 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 Montour County with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.3 inches in Montour County means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in Montour County with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 123.9 rainy days annually in Montour 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 Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 31.4 inches in Montour County means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Montour County with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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