Cross Roads, PA climate
Cross Roads has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Cross Roads feels like
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Cross Roads 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 | 39° | 22° | 3.3" | 8.7" | 9 | 8 | 21° – 38° |
| February | 42° | 23° | 2.7" | 9.9" | 8 | 9 | 21° – 41° |
| March | 51° | 30° | 4.1" | 4.3" | 10 | 4 | 35° – 50° |
| April | 63° | 40° | 3.7" | 0.5" | 10 | 0 | 47° – 57° |
| May | 72° | 50° | 3.9" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 57° – 67° |
| June | 80° | 59° | 4.3" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 66° – 73° |
| July | 85° | 64° | 4.6" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 70° – 78° |
| August | 83° | 62° | 4.0" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 68° – 75° |
| September | 76° | 55° | 4.9" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 63° – 69° |
| October | 65° | 44° | 4.2" | 0.3" | 8 | 0 | 50° – 61° |
| November | 53° | 34° | 3.3" | 0.7" | 8 | 1 | 37° – 49° |
| December | 43° | 26° | 3.7" | 4.4" | 9 | 4 | 26° – 45° |
| Year | 62° | 43° | 46.6" | 28.8" | 109 | 25 |
“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 and snow in Cross Roads
Cross Roads gets 47 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 109 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 25 days of the year.
About 188 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 19 and the first one by October 25. That leaves about 188 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 62% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Cross Roads
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Cross Roads, 84% of that work is heating and 16% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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.
Cross Roads and its neighbors
Cross Roads borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.7°. North Hopewell has the coldest January nights (21°) and East Hopewell the hottest July afternoons (85°). Cross Roads’s January low is 22° and its July high 85°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Cross Roads compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Cross Roads averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.1°). The shift is larger than in 87% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Cross Roads’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 21° to 41°. September is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Cross Roads’s climate
What is the coldest month in Cross Roads?
January, with a typical high of 39° and a low of 22°.
What is the hottest month in Cross Roads?
July, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 64°. About 12 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Cross Roads get?
About 29 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Cross Roads?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 25, and the last spring frost by April 19.
What is the rainiest month in Cross Roads?
September, with 4.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 47 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Cross Roads itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at New Park, PA (7 mi, snow) and Millers 4 Ne, MD (14 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.