Bradford, PA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BRADFORD 4SW RSCH 5, PA US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,194
Cooling need
84

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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

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