Lock Haven, PA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LOCK HAVEN SEWAGE PLT, PA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lock Haven has an annual average temperature of 50.3°F with about 41.7 inches of precipitation per year and 29.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.3°F). September is typically the wettest month (4.25 in) and February the driest (2.15 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,841
Cooling need
537

Best time to visit Lock Haven

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

90 of 366 (24.6%) of Lock Haven'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
0
1950s
0
1970s
14
1980s
72
1990s
81
2000s
75
2010s
76
2020s
48

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 34.9°F 18.3°F 26.6°F 2.76 in 7.5 in 12
February 38.1°F 19.1°F 28.6°F 2.15 in 7.9 in 10
March 47.8°F 26.5°F 37.2°F 3.14 in 6.2 in 11
April 61.8°F 36.4°F 49.1°F 3.56 in 0.6 in 12
May 72.7°F 47.3°F 60.0°F 4.00 in 13
June 80.3°F 56.7°F 68.5°F 3.84 in 12
July 84.8°F 61.2°F 73.0°F 4.11 in 11
August 83.0°F 59.7°F 71.4°F 4.17 in 11
September 75.8°F 52.6°F 64.2°F 4.25 in 11
October 63.5°F 40.6°F 52.1°F 3.76 in 0.1 in 11
November 50.5°F 30.9°F 40.7°F 2.96 in 1.4 in 11
December 39.5°F 24.1°F 31.8°F 3.02 in 5.9 in 12

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