Lower Swatara, PA Climate

Lower Swatara, PA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 85°F, while the average low temperature in the winter drops to 22°F. Rainfall is highest in the summer months of June and July and the area receives an average of 40 inches of rain each year. Snowfall typically occurs from late December through early March with an average of 22 inches each year. Lower Swatara experiences four distinct seasons throughout the year and although it can be quite cold in winter and hot in summer, overall temperatures remain mild throughout most of the year.

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

Lower Swatara averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Lower Swatara. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lower Swatara gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.3 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Lower Swatara, 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 Swatara with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Lower Swatara, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lower Swatara are September, June and August.

In Lower Swatara, there are 13.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lower Swatara with an average of 22.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

In Lower Swatara, there are 104.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

In Lower Swatara, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Lower Swatara 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 Swatara with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 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 41.1 inches in Lower Swatara means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in Lower Swatara with 12.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 121.9 rainy days annually in Lower Swatara, 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 Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 25.6 inches in Lower Swatara means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Lower Swatara with 8.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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