Bowers has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain
A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Bowers at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Bowers’s climate
Read from where Bowers sits among Pennsylvania’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
4 inches of snow, 49 of rain and melt
July is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 94 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
What a year in Bowers feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 171 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 26 and the first by October 14.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
Living with Bowers’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
171 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Apr 26 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 14.
About 4" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from October through April. Heating is 88% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 15 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 85°.
The nicest months are May, June, August, September and October. 0.9 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →Bowers and its neighbors
Rockland has the coldest January nights next door (20°) and Maxatawny the hottest July afternoons (86°). Tap a town to see its climate.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value. Snow and frost-free days come from the nearest weather station, so neighbors often share them.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Bowers averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.4°).
A bigger shift than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How Bowers compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Pennsylvania.
Bowers 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 | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 21° | 3.6" | 1.4" | 8 | 20° – 37° |
| February | 41° | 23° | 2.6" | 1.9" | 5 | 20° – 39° |
| March | 49° | 30° | 4.0" | 0.6" | 9 | 33° – 48° |
| April | 62° | 39° | 3.9" | 0 | 9 | 46° – 56° |
| May | 72° | 49° | 4.0" | 0 | 9 | 56° – 66° |
| June | 81° | 58° | 4.7" | 0 | 8 | 66° – 73° |
| July | 85° | 63° | 5.0" | 0 | 8 | 70° – 78° |
| August | 84° | 61° | 4.8" | 0 | 8 | 68° – 76° |
| September | 76° | 54° | 4.8" | 0 | 7 | 62° – 69° |
| October | 64° | 42° | 4.3" | 0.1" | 7 | 48° – 60° |
| November | 53° | 34° | 3.4" | 0 | 7 | 38° – 48° |
| December | 43° | 26° | 4.0" | 0.2" | 8 | 26° – 45° |
| Year | 62° | 42° | 49.1" | 4.2" | 94 |
Heating and cooling a home in Bowers
88% of the work is heating, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 26° to 45°. June is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Bowers’s climate
What is the coldest month in Bowers?
January, with a typical high of 38° and a low of 21°.
What is the hottest month in Bowers?
July, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 63°. About 15 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Bowers get?
About 4 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Bowers?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 14, and the last spring frost by April 26.
What is the rainiest month in Bowers?
July, with 5.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 49 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Bowers.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Bowers itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Bechtelsville 1ene, PA (10 mi, snow) and Rodale Rsch Ctr, PA (5 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. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.