Climate · Beavertown

Beavertown, PA climate

Beavertown has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
83°
1471st coolest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
January low
20°
1449th mildest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
Rain + melted snow
46 in
1218th wettest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
Snow a winter
34 in
1602nd snowiest of 3,541 Pennsylvania towns
A normal year

What a year in Beavertown feels like

Winter

38° / 23°
Typical high / low · 10 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

60° / 39°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 25

Summer

81° / 60°
Typical high / low · 24 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

62° / 43°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 19
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Beavertown weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet days30-yr range
January35°20°3.3" 10.7"11 19° – 36°
February39°22°2.6" 7.7"9 18° – 37°
March48°29°3.6" 6.9"9 32° – 48°
April61°39°3.8" 0.1"10 45° – 55°
May71°49°4.2" 010 55° – 66°
June79°58°4.2" 011 65° – 71°
July83°62°4.3" 09 68° – 76°
August81°61°4.0" 09 67° – 75°
September74°53°4.8" 09 61° – 68°
October62°42°4.1" 0.3"8 48° – 59°
November50°33°3.5" 1.4"8 36° – 46°
December39°26°3.6" 6.6"9 24° – 41°
Year60°41°46.1"33.7"111

“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 Beavertown

Beavertown gets 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 111 days a year.

46 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 73% of U.S. towns
34 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 62% of U.S. towns
111 days
With rain or snow (0.01"+)

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.8"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
11"
Frost & the growing season

About 175 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 25 and the first one by October 19. That leaves about 175 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 54% of U.S. towns.

142
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
3
nights below 0° in a normal year
24
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Beavertown

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Beavertown, 87% of that work is heating and 13% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

87%heating
5,607 heating degree daysLess heating than 54% of U.S. towns
814 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 52% 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.

Compared with other towns

How Beavertown compares

Summer heat83° July high
Cooler than 65% of U.S. towns1471st coolest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
Winter cold20° January low
Milder than 56% of U.S. towns1449th mildest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
Precipitation46" a year
Wetter than 73% of U.S. towns1218th wettest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
Snow34" a winter
Snowier than 62% of U.S. towns1602nd snowiest of 3,541 Pennsylvania towns