Bradford, PA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BRADFORD 4SW RSCH 5, PA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Bradford has an annual average temperature of 45.3°F with about 49.6 inches of precipitation per year and 75.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 79.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.9°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.95 in) and February the driest (2.84 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →60 of 366 (16.4%) of Bradford'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.
| 1930s | 0 | |
| 1940s | 62 | |
| 1950s | 67 | |
| 1960s | 24 | |
| 1970s | 29 | |
| 1980s | 31 | |
| 1990s | 33 | |
| 2000s | 35 | |
| 2010s | 51 | |
| 2020s | 34 |
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 | 30.6°F | 12.9°F | 21.7°F | 3.84 in | 20.5 in | 17 |
| February | 33.2°F | 13.1°F | 23.2°F | 2.84 in | 15.6 in | 13 |
| March | 42.2°F | 20.7°F | 31.5°F | 3.33 in | 10.0 in | 12 |
| April | 56.0°F | 31.7°F | 43.8°F | 4.20 in | 2.9 in | 13 |
| May | 67.8°F | 42.4°F | 55.1°F | 4.50 in | — | 13 |
| June | 75.5°F | 51.3°F | 63.4°F | 4.79 in | — | 13 |
| July | 79.1°F | 55.1°F | 67.1°F | 4.95 in | — | 12 |
| August | 77.6°F | 53.8°F | 65.7°F | 4.56 in | — | 11 |
| September | 71.0°F | 47.1°F | 59.1°F | 4.19 in | — | 11 |
| October | 58.9°F | 36.6°F | 47.7°F | 4.38 in | 0.8 in | 14 |
| November | 46.3°F | 28.0°F | 37.2°F | 3.91 in | 7.0 in | 15 |
| December | 35.2°F | 19.8°F | 27.5°F | 4.08 in | 18.4 in | 16 |
Climate twins of Bradford
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