Bensalem has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normalsUpdated once a decade
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July high
87°
60th hottest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
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January low
24°
63rd mildest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
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Rain + melted snow
47 in
811th wettest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
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Snow a winter
20 in
304th least snowy of 3,541 Pennsylvania towns
A normal year
What a year in Bensalem feels like
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Winter
44° / 27°
Typical high / low · 5 days with an inch or more of snow
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Spring
63° / 42°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 21
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Summer
85° / 64°
Typical high / low · 27 days reach 90° in a normal year
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Fall
67° / 47°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 25
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32°
41°
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52°
33°
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42°
74°
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83°
61°
87°
67°
85°
65°
78°
58°
67°
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32°, freezingBar runs from the typical overnight low up to the afternoon high
Best months to be outsideAprMayJunSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month
Bensalem weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
Month
High
Low
Rain + melt
Snow
Wet days
Snow on ground
30-yr range
January
41°
24°
3.5"
7.0"
11
6
25° – 40°
February
44°
26°
2.8"
5.7"
10
6
24° – 42°
March
52°
33°
4.1"
3.5"
11
3
38° – 51°
April
64°
42°
3.8"
0
11
0
50° – 58°
May
74°
52°
3.9"
0
11
0
58° – 68°
June
83°
61°
4.4"
0
11
0
69° – 76°
July
87°
67°
4.8"
0
10
0
72° – 81°
August
85°
65°
4.4"
0
9
0
71° – 79°
September
78°
58°
4.2"
0
9
0
65° – 72°
October
67°
46°
4.0"
0.1"
9
0
52° – 63°
November
56°
36°
3.3"
0.2"
9
0
41° – 51°
December
46°
29°
4.2"
3.4"
11
3
30° – 50°
Year
65°
45°
47.3"
19.9"
120
18
“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 Bensalem
Bensalem gets 47 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 120 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 18 days of the year.
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47 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 79% of U.S. towns
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20 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 58% of U.S. towns
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18 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 61% of U.S. towns
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
4.8"
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Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
7.0"
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Frost & the growing season
About 185 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 21 and the first one by October 25. That leaves about 185 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 58% of U.S. towns.
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🍂 Oct 25
185 frost-free days
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120
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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nights below 0° in a normal year
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27
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 Bensalem
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Bensalem, 85% of that work is heating and 15% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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5,340 heating degree daysLess heating than 59% of U.S. towns
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966 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 58% 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 Bensalem
Bensalem and its neighbors
Bensalem borders 7 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.4°. Middletown has the coldest January nights (24°) and Delanco the hottest July afternoons (88°). Bensalem’s January low is 24° and its July high 87°.
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Then and now
Warmer than it used to be
+2.2°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)
The last 30 years in Bensalem averaged 2.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.8°). The shift is larger than in 98% of U.S. towns.
❄️ Winter+3.2°now 35°, was 32°
🌷 Spring+1.8°now 53°, was 51°
☀️ Summer+2.1°now 75°, was 73°
🍂 Fall+1.8°now 57°, was 55°
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Bensalem’s spot on NOAA’s grid
+1.3°
+3.8°
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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 30° to 50°. September is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
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Questions
Common questions about Bensalem’s climate
What is the coldest month in Bensalem?
January, with a typical high of 41° and a low of 24°.
What is the hottest month in Bensalem?
July, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 67°. About 27 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Bensalem get?
About 20 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Bensalem?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 25, and the last spring frost by April 21.
What is the rainiest month in Bensalem?
July, with 4.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 47 inches.
📍Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Bensalem itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Neshaminy Falls, PA (3 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.