Erie, PA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ERIE INTL AP, PA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Erie
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Erie
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