Hastings, PA Climate

Hastings, PA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. The winter months of December, January and February typically see temperatures ranging from 25-35°F, while the summer months of June, July and August range from 70-80°F on average. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with an annual average of over 40 inches of rain and snow. Winters usually bring around 7 inches of snowfall annually, while summers are usually quite dry. Humidity levels remain consistently high throughout the year due to its location near the Susquehanna River Valley.

Hastings, Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hastings averages 73 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 168 sunny days per year in Hastings. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hastings gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 175 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 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 73 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hastings is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Hastings, while January and February 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 Hastings with an average high temperature of 80.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Hastings, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hastings are June, August and July.

In Hastings, there are 2.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hastings with an average of 15.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In Hastings, there are 153.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In Hastings, there are 6.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in Hastings is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in Hastings with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 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 44.8 inches in Hastings means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in Hastings with 18.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.5 rainy days. There are 175.1 rainy days annually in Hastings, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 72.6 inches in Hastings means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Hastings with 20.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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