Lower Salford, PA Climate

Lower Salford, PA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. It experiences four distinct seasons throughout the year, with temperatures ranging from lows of -13°F in the winter to highs of 94°F in the summer. Average annual precipitation is 42 inches, mostly occurring during the months of April through October. Lower Salford also receives an average of 24 inches of snow annually. There is plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with more than 200 sunny days per year on average.

Lower Salford, Pennsylvania gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lower Salford averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Lower Salford. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lower Salford gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lower Salford is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.6 Summer - 5.4 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Lower Salford, 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 Lower Salford with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Lower Salford, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lower Salford are September, June and May.

In Lower Salford, there are 20.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lower Salford with an average of 21.7°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Lower Salford, there are 109.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Lower Salford, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Lower Salford 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.

July is the wettest month in Lower Salford with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.6 inches in Lower Salford means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in Lower Salford with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 116.6 rainy days annually in Lower Salford, 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 21.3 inches in Lower Salford means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Lower Salford with 7.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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