O'Hara has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normalsUpdated once a decade
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July high
84°
1496th hottest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
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January low
21°
981st mildest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
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Rain + melted snow
42 in
535th driest of 3,547 Pennsylvania towns
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Snow a winter
25 in
785th least snowy of 3,541 Pennsylvania towns
A normal year
What a year in O'Hara feels like
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Winter
40° / 24°
Typical high / low · 10 days with an inch or more of snow
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Spring
62° / 40°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 5
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Summer
82° / 60°
Typical high / low · 14 days reach 90° in a normal year
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Fall
64° / 43°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 10
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63°
39°
73°
49°
80°
58°
84°
62°
83°
61°
76°
54°
65°
43°
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27°
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32°, freezingBar runs from the typical overnight low up to the afternoon high
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month
O'Hara 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
37°
21°
3.1"
10.2"
15
14
21° – 39°
February
41°
23°
2.5"
5.6"
14
9
19° – 41°
March
50°
30°
3.3"
3.0"
12
3
34° – 51°
April
63°
39°
3.5"
0.2"
13
0
46° – 56°
May
73°
49°
3.9"
0
15
0
54° – 68°
June
80°
58°
4.5"
0
14
0
65° – 72°
July
84°
62°
4.4"
0
13
0
69° – 77°
August
83°
61°
3.6"
0
12
0
67° – 77°
September
76°
54°
3.5"
0
10
0
61° – 70°
October
65°
43°
3.0"
0
13
0
50° – 60°
November
52°
34°
3.0"
0.7"
11
1
37° – 48°
December
42°
27°
3.2"
5.3"
14
7
24° – 45°
Year
62°
42°
41.5"
25.0"
155
34
“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 O'Hara
O'Hara gets 42 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 155 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 34 days of the year.
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42 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 56% of U.S. towns
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25 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 50% of U.S. towns
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34 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 55% of U.S. towns
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
4.5"
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Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
10"
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Frost & the growing season
About 219 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 5 and the first one by November 10. That leaves about 219 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 82% of U.S. towns.
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🍂 Nov 10
219 frost-free days
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92
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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1
nights below 0° in a normal year
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14
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 O'Hara
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In O'Hara, 86% of that work is heating and 14% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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5,415 heating degree daysLess heating than 58% of U.S. towns
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866 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 52% 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 O'Hara
O'Hara and its neighbors
O'Hara borders 11 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.2°. Indiana has the coldest January nights (21°) and Sharpsburg the hottest July afternoons (85°). O'Hara’s January low is 21° and its July high 84°.
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Then and now
Warmer than it used to be
+1.1°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)
The last 30 years in O'Hara averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.3°). The shift is smaller than in 65% of U.S. towns.
❄️ Winter+1.7°now 32°, was 30°
🌷 Spring+1.3°now 51°, was 50°
☀️ Summer+0.5°now 71°, was 71°
🍂 Fall+0.8°now 54°, was 53°
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at O'Hara’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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Year to year
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 19° to 41°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
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Questions
Common questions about O'Hara’s climate
What is the coldest month in O'Hara?
January, with a typical high of 37° and a low of 21°.
What is the hottest month in O'Hara?
July, with a typical high of 84° and a low of 62°. About 14 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does O'Hara get?
About 25 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in O'Hara?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 10, and the last spring frost by April 5.
What is the rainiest month in O'Hara?
June, with 4.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 42 inches.
📍Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for O'Hara itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Murrysville 2 Sw, PA (10 mi, snow) and Braddock Lock 2, PA (7 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.