Bear Creek has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 15°.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normalsUpdated once a decade
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July high
78°
42nd coolest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
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January low
15°
160th coldest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
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Rain + melted snow
47 in
817th wettest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
A normal year
What a year in Bear Creek feels like
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Winter
33° / 18°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare
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Spring
54° / 34°
Typical high / low · Last frost around May 7
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Summer
76° / 56°
Typical high / low · 4 days reach 90° in a normal year
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Fall
58° / 39°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 6
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32°, freezingBar runs from the typical overnight low up to the afternoon high
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month
Bear Creek weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
Month
High
Low
Rain + melt
30-yr range
January
31°
15°
3.5"
14° – 31°
February
34°
17°
2.7"
13° – 32°
March
42°
24°
3.6"
26° – 44°
April
55°
34°
3.9"
39° – 50°
May
66°
45°
4.1"
50° – 62°
June
73°
53°
4.7"
60° – 67°
July
78°
58°
4.2"
63° – 71°
August
76°
56°
4.4"
62° – 70°
September
69°
50°
4.7"
56° – 64°
October
58°
39°
4.6"
44° – 56°
November
46°
30°
3.5"
32° – 42°
December
35°
21°
3.6"
20° – 40°
Year
55°
37°
47.3"
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain & snow
Rain and snow in Bear Creek
Bear Creek gets 47 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest.
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47 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 79% of U.S. towns
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
4.7"
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Snowfall by month
No snow records from a nearby station.
Frost & the growing season
About 153 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 7 and the first one by October 6. That leaves about 153 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 78% of U.S. towns.
🌱 May 7
🍂 Oct 6
153 frost-free days
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163
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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9
nights below 0° in a normal year
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4
days that reach 90° in a normal year
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
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90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
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Heating & cooling
Heating and cooling a home in Bear Creek
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Bear Creek, 95% of that work is heating and 5% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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7,024 heating degree daysMore heating than 73% of U.S. towns
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345 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 88% of U.S. towns
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Around Bear Creek
Bear Creek and its neighbors
Bear Creek borders 10 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 3.1°. Thornhurst has the coldest January nights (15°) and Plains the hottest July afternoons (84°). Bear Creek’s January low is 15° and its July high 78°.
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Then and now
Warmer than it used to be
+1.7°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)
The last 30 years in Bear Creek averaged 1.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.4°). The shift is larger than in 81% of U.S. towns.
❄️ Winter+2.7°now 25°, was 23°
🌷 Spring+1.5°now 44°, was 43°
☀️ Summer+1.2°now 66°, was 64°
🍂 Fall+1.4°now 49°, was 47°
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Bear Creek’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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Year to year
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 20° to 40°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
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Questions
Common questions about Bear Creek’s climate
What is the coldest month in Bear Creek?
January, with a typical high of 31° and a low of 15°.
What is the hottest month in Bear Creek?
July, with a typical high of 78° and a low of 58°. About 4 days a year reach 90°.
When is the first frost in Bear Creek?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 6, and the last spring frost by May 7.
What is the rainiest month in Bear Creek?
June, with 4.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 47 inches.
📍Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Bear Creek itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Francis E Walter Dam, PA (6 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.