Climate · Curtin

Curtin, PA climate

Curtin has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
82°
1129th coolest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
January low
18°
1196th coldest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
Rain + melted snow
42 in
761st driest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
Snow a winter
33 in
1769th least snowy of 3,541 Pennsylvania towns
A normal year

What a year in Curtin feels like

Winter

36° / 20°
Typical high / low · 11 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

59° / 36°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 30

Summer

80° / 58°
Typical high / low · 13 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

61° / 41°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 22
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Curtin weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January34°18°2.9" 9.0"1415 18° – 34°
February37°19°2.3" 9.5"1213 15° – 36°
March46°26°3.3" 5.2"127 29° – 47°
April60°37°3.7" 0.7"140 43° – 54°
May71°46°4.1" 0140 53° – 64°
June78°55°4.0" 0130 63° – 70°
July82°60°4.0" 0120 66° – 75°
August81°58°3.8" 0110 65° – 74°
September73°51°4.2" 0110 60° – 66°
October62°40°3.7" 0.1"130 47° – 58°
November49°32°3.1" 1.5"121 35° – 45°
December38°24°3.1" 6.7"148 22° – 40°
Year59°39°42.1"32.7"15043

“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 Curtin

Curtin gets 42 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 150 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 43 days of the year.

42 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 58% of U.S. towns
33 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 61% of U.S. towns
43 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 62% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.2"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
9.5"
Frost & the growing season

About 173 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 30 and the first one by October 22. That leaves about 173 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 57% of U.S. towns.

138
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
4
nights below 0° in a normal year
13
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 Curtin

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Curtin, 91% of that work is heating and 9% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

91%heating
6,168 heating degree daysMore heating than 60% of U.S. towns
601 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 69% 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 Curtin

Curtin and its neighbors

Curtin borders 6 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.8°. Burnside has the coldest January nights (18°) and Liberty the hottest July afternoons (85°). Curtin’s January low is 18° and its July high 82°.

Beech Creek: January low 19°, July high 85°Porter: January low 19°, July high 85°Bald Eagle: January low 18°, July high 84°Noyes: January low 17°, July high 81°East Keating: January low 17°, July high 81°Lamar: January low 19°, July high 85°Marion: January low 19°, July high 83°Spring: January low 20°, July high 84°Union: January low 19°, July high 82°Cooper: January low 18°, July high 82°Rush: January low 16°, July high 78°Karthaus: January low 18°, July high 83°West Keating: January low 18°, July high 83°Beech Creek: January low 18°, July high 83°Liberty: January low 19°, July high 85°Howard: January low 19°, July high 85°Boggs: January low 19°, July high 83°Snow Shoe: January low 18°, July high 82°Burnside: January low 18°, July high 81°Curtin: January low 18°, July high 82° CurtinBeech CreekLibertyHowardBoggsSnow ShoeBurnside
ColderMilder16° to 20°
Burnside17.5° −0.7°
Snow Shoe17.9° −0.3°
Beech Creek18.0° −0.2°
Curtin18.2°
Boggs19.2° +1.0°
Liberty19.3° +1.1°
Howard19.3° +1.1°

Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.

Compared with other towns

How Curtin compares

Summer heat82° July high
Cooler than 73% of U.S. towns1129th coolest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
Winter cold18° January low
Colder than 55% of U.S. towns