Penn Lake Park, PA Climate

Penn Lake Park, PA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the high 80s (Fahrenheit). During the winter months, temperatures can drop below freezing, although snowfall is generally light. Spring and autumn are milder, providing pleasant weather for outdoor activities. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with rainfall averaging around 40 inches annually.

Penn Lake Park, Pennsylvania gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Penn Lake Park averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Penn Lake Park. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Penn Lake Park gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Penn Lake Park is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Penn Lake Park, 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 Penn Lake Park with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Penn Lake Park, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Penn Lake Park are June, August and July.

In Penn Lake Park, there are 6.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.

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

In Penn Lake Park, there are 142.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Penn Lake Park, there are 5.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in Penn Lake Park 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.

June is the wettest month in Penn Lake Park with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.7 inches in Penn Lake Park means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in Penn Lake Park with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 124.8 rainy days annually in Penn Lake Park, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 38.8 inches in Penn Lake Park means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Penn Lake Park with 13.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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