Climate · McCalmont

McCalmont, PA climate

McCalmont has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
80°
336th coolest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
January low
17°
425th coldest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
Rain + melted snow
46 in
1285th wettest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
Snow a winter
35 in
1539th snowiest of 3,541 Pennsylvania towns
A normal year

What a year in McCalmont feels like

Winter

35° / 19°
Typical high / low · 12 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

58° / 35°
Typical high / low · Last frost around May 6

Summer

78° / 56°
Typical high / low · 2 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

60° / 39°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 14
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

McCalmont weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet days30-yr range
January33°17°3.3" 12.4"15 16° – 34°
February36°18°2.7" 5.1"12 13° – 36°
March45°25°3.5" 5.9"13 30° – 46°
April59°35°4.0" 0.3"14 41° – 53°
May69°45°4.0" 014 50° – 64°
June76°54°4.6" 013 61° – 67°
July80°58°4.7" 012 64° – 73°
August79°56°4.2" 011 63° – 72°
September72°49°4.1" 010 58° – 66°
October61°39°3.7" 011 45° – 56°
November48°30°3.6" 1.7"12 34° – 45°
December37°23°3.5" 9.1"14 20° – 41°
Year58°37°45.9"34.5"149

“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 McCalmont

McCalmont gets 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 149 days a year.

46 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 73% of U.S. towns
35 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 63% of U.S. towns
149 days
With rain or snow (0.01"+)

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.7"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
12"
Frost & the growing season

About 160 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 6 and the first one by October 14. That leaves about 160 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 71% of U.S. towns.

138
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
6
nights below 0° in a normal year
2
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 McCalmont

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In McCalmont, 94% of that work is heating and 6% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

94%heating
6,673 heating degree daysMore heating than 68% of U.S. towns
413 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 83% 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 McCalmont

McCalmont and its neighbors

McCalmont borders 6 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.6°. Winslow has the coldest January nights (17°) and Bell the hottest July afternoons (82°). McCalmont’s January low is 17° and its July high 80°.

Gaskill: January low 17°, July high 80°Big Run: January low 17°, July high 82°Brady: January low 17°, July high 80°Sykesville: January low 17°, July high 81°Ringgold: January low 17°, July high 81°Perry: January low 17°, July high 81°Beaver: January low 17°, July high 81°Punxsutawney: January low 17°, July high 82°Canoe: January low 17°, July high 81°Banks: January low 16°, July high 80°Pine Creek: January low 17°, July high 81°Washington: January low 17°, July high 80°Sandy: January low 17°, July high 81°Falls Creek: January low 17°, July high 81°Rose: January low 17°, July high 81°Henderson: January low 17°, July high 81°Oliver: January low 17°, July high 81°Bell: January low 17°, July high 82°Winslow: January low 17°, July high 80°Knox: January low 17°, July high 80°Young: January low 17°, July high 81°McCalmont: January low 17°, July high 80° McCalmontHendersonOliverBellWinslowKnoxYoung
ColderMilder16° to 17°
McCalmont16.5°
Winslow16.6° +0.1°
Knox16.9° +0.4°
Henderson17.0° +0.5°
Oliver17.0° +0.5°