Erie, PA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ERIE 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

Erie has an annual average temperature of 50.8°F with about 43 inches of precipitation per year and 104.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.3°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.38 in) and February the driest (2.52 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,658
Cooling need
528

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

59 of 366 (16.1%) of Erie'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.

1920s
11
1930s
62
1940s
45
1950s
43
1960s
31
1970s
9
1980s
23
1990s
34
2000s
33
2010s
45
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 35.2°F 21.3°F 28.2°F 3.41 in 31.8 in 20
February 36.5°F 21.4°F 28.9°F 2.52 in 19.4 in 15
March 44.3°F 27.9°F 36.1°F 3.08 in 14.5 in 14
April 56.8°F 38.0°F 47.4°F 3.47 in 2.6 in 14
May 68.3°F 49.3°F 58.8°F 3.50 in 14
June 77.1°F 59.4°F 68.2°F 3.70 in 12
July 81.1°F 64.2°F 72.7°F 3.33 in 11
August 79.9°F 63.2°F 71.5°F 3.35 in 10
September 73.7°F 56.7°F 65.2°F 4.32 in 10
October 62.3°F 46.3°F 54.3°F 4.38 in 0.1 in 14
November 50.5°F 36.7°F 43.6°F 3.75 in 9.6 in 15
December 40.2°F 28.0°F 34.1°F 4.17 in 26.3 in 19

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