Hartstown, PA Climate

Hartstown, PA has a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in the area is around 43°F (6°C), while the average summer temperature is usually around 74°F (23°C). The area also has a high amount of precipitation, particularly during the spring and fall months. In addition to rain, there can occasionally be heavy snowfall during winter time as the area can sometimes receive up to 60 inches of snow per year.

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

Hartstown averages 60 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Hartstown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hartstown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 158 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 60 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hartstown is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Hartstown, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Hartstown with an average high temperature of 81.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Hartstown, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hartstown are June, August and July.

In Hartstown, there are 4.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hartstown with an average of 15.7°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Hartstown, there are 145.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Hartstown, there are 8.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in Hartstown is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in Hartstown with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.3 inches in Hartstown means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

December is the rainiest month in Hartstown with 15.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 157.6 rainy days annually in Hartstown, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 59.7 inches in Hartstown means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Hartstown with 17.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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