Allentown, PA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ALLENTOWN INTL AP, PA US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Allentown has an annual average temperature of 53.1°F with about 47.4 inches of precipitation per year and 33.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.8°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.30 in) and February the driest (2.77 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,085
Cooling need
792

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

60 of 366 (16.4%) of Allentown's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
23
1950s
50
1960s
41
1970s
34
1980s
38
1990s
57
2000s
40
2010s
53
2020s
30

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 38.4°F 21.8°F 30.1°F 3.30 in 9.8 in 11
February 41.6°F 23.2°F 32.4°F 2.77 in 10.8 in 10
March 50.8°F 30.5°F 40.7°F 3.63 in 6.3 in 11
April 63.4°F 40.3°F 51.8°F 3.67 in 0.5 in 12
May 73.5°F 50.6°F 62.0°F 3.65 in 12
June 81.9°F 59.9°F 70.9°F 4.40 in 11
July 86.4°F 64.7°F 75.6°F 5.30 in 11
August 84.3°F 62.8°F 73.6°F 4.56 in 10
September 77.4°F 55.2°F 66.3°F 4.84 in 10
October 65.5°F 43.8°F 54.6°F 4.14 in 0.2 in 10
November 53.8°F 34.1°F 43.9°F 3.24 in 0.9 in 9
December 43.1°F 26.8°F 35.0°F 3.86 in 4.6 in 12

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