Towamensing Trails has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain
A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Towamensing Trails at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Towamensing Trails’s climate
Read from where Towamensing Trails sits among Pennsylvania’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
What a year in Towamensing Trails feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
27 inches of snow, 55 of rain and melt
September is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 132 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
About 153 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 7 and the first by October 6.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
Living with Towamensing Trails’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
153 frost-free days. The last frost comes by May 7 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 6.
About 27" a winter over 9 days with an inch or more, most in February.
Months averaging under 55° run from October through April. Heating is 95% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 4 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 79°.
The nicest months are May, June, July, August and September. 0.5 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 →Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Towamensing Trails averaged 1.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.7°).
A bigger shift than in 90% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
Towamensing Trails and its neighbors
Kidder has the coldest January nights next door (15°) and Penn Forest the hottest July afternoons (80°). 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.
How Towamensing Trails compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Pennsylvania.
Towamensing Trails 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 | 32° | 16° | 4.1" | 7.8" | 11 | 15° – 32° |
| February | 35° | 17° | 3.1" | 9.8" | 9 | 14° – 33° |
| March | 43° | 24° | 4.4" | 6.3" | 10 | 27° – 45° |
| April | 56° | 34° | 4.4" | 0.4" | 11 | 40° – 50° |
| May | 67° | 45° | 4.4" | 0 | 14 | 51° – 62° |
| June | 74° | 53° | 5.4" | 0 | 13 | 60° – 67° |
| July | 79° | 58° | 5.1" | 0 | 12 | 64° – 72° |
| August | 77° | 57° | 4.9" | 0 | 11 | 63° – 70° |
| September | 70° | 50° | 5.6" | 0 | 10 | 57° – 64° |
| October | 59° | 39° | 5.2" | 0 | 11 | 44° – 57° |
| November | 47° | 30° | 4.1" | 0.3" | 10 | 33° – 43° |
| December | 37° | 22° | 4.6" | 2.7" | 11 | 21° – 41° |
| Year | 56° | 37° | 55.3" | 27.3" | 132 |
Heating and cooling a home in Towamensing Trails
95% 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 21° to 41°. September is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Towamensing Trails’s climate
What is the coldest month in Towamensing Trails?
January, with a typical high of 32° and a low of 16°.
What is the hottest month in Towamensing Trails?
July, with a typical high of 79° and a low of 58°. About 4 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Towamensing Trails get?
About 27 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Towamensing Trails?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 6, and the last spring frost by May 7.
What is the rainiest month in Towamensing Trails?
September, with 5.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 55 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Towamensing Trails.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Towamensing Trails itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Lehighton 1ssw, PA (13 mi, snow) and Francis E Walter Dam, PA (11 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.