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30-year climate normals

Schuylkill County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

80.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 17.6°F.

Schuylkill County gets 53.59" of precipitation a year and 48" of snow, and 28% of it falls in Jul, Aug, Sep.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 32.5° 17.6° 3.89" 12.3"
February 34.8° 17.8° 3.00" 12.7"
March 43.8° 24.9° 4.21" 9.2"
April 57.4° 36.6° 4.39" 2.1"
May 67.4° 46.5° 4.65" 0.0"
June 75.9° 55.9° 5.07" 0.0"
July 80.2° 60.6° 5.20" 0.0"
August 77.9° 58.3° 4.68" 0.0"
September 72.1° 52.0° 5.24" 0.0"
October 60.3° 41.3° 4.85" 0.5"
November 47.7° 30.6° 4.12" 2.2"
December 37.0° 22.8° 4.29" 9.0"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 28% falling in the wettest three months (Jul, Aug, Sep).

January 3.89"
February 3.00"
March 4.21"
April 4.39"
May 4.65"
June 5.07"
July 5.20"
August 4.68"
September 5.24"
October 4.85"
November 4.12"
December 4.29"
Annual total 53.59"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 452
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,616
Approximate annual cooling cost At 21.55¢/kWh, Pennsylvania average $97
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $499

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Schuylkill County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Schuylkill County?

Schuylkill County averages a high of 80.2°F in July and a low of 17.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 53.59 inches, including 48 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Schuylkill County?

The wettest stretch is Jul, Aug, Sep, which accounts for 28% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Schuylkill County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 80.2°F. That drives 452 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Schuylkill County?

Yes. Schuylkill County averages 48 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MAHANOY CITY 2 N, PA US (USC00365344), 9.8 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Pennsylvania residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.