Lewistown Metro Area, PA Climate

The climate in the Lewistown, PA Metro Area is generally mild. During the summertime, temperatures tend to reach an average high of around 75 degrees Fahrenheit and during the wintertime, temperatures typically don’t drop below freezing. The area does not experience much rainfall year-round but does receive an average of 42 inches annually. Snowfall usually occurs between December and February with an annual average of about 3 feet. The area rarely experiences extreme weather patterns like hurricanes or tornadoes.

Lewistown Metro Area, Pennsylvania gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lewistown Metro Area averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Lewistown Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lewistown Metro Area 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Lewistown metro area is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 5.1 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the Lewistown metro area, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lewistown, Pennsylvania	United States
	41.4 in.	38.1 in.
	29.6 in.	27.8 in.
	124.3 days	106.2 days
	190 days	205 days
	83.7°	85.8°
	18.9°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.9	4.3
	1060 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 the Lewistown metro area with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In the Lewistown metro area, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Lewistown metro area are June, September and August.

In the Lewistown metro area, there are 9.7 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 the Lewistown metro area with an average of 18.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the Lewistown metro area, there are 129.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In the Lewistown metro area, 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 the Lewistown metro area 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 the Lewistown metro area with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.4 inches in the Lewistown metro area means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the Lewistown metro area with 12.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 124.3 rainy days annually in the Lewistown metro area, 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 Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 29.6 inches in the Lewistown metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the Lewistown metro area with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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