Oil City, PA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FRANKLIN, PA US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Oil City has an annual average temperature of 49°F with about 46.3 inches of precipitation per year and 53.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.3°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.32 in) and February the driest (2.66 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,138
Cooling need
390

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

19 of 366 (5.2%) of Oil City'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.

1890s
10
1900s
31
1910s
41
1920s
28
1930s
102
1940s
19
1950s
17
1960s
17
1970s
15
1980s
20
1990s
19
2000s
18
2010s
16
2020s
13

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 33.7°F 18.3°F 26.0°F 3.27 in 17.9 in 18
February 36.3°F 18.7°F 27.5°F 2.66 in 11.5 in 15
March 45.6°F 25.4°F 35.5°F 3.36 in 8.9 in 14
April 59.7°F 35.2°F 47.4°F 4.15 in 1.1 in 14
May 70.9°F 46.1°F 58.5°F 4.00 in 15
June 78.7°F 55.5°F 67.1°F 4.86 in 14
July 82.7°F 59.6°F 71.1°F 5.32 in 12
August 81.2°F 58.3°F 69.8°F 4.24 in 12
September 74.2°F 51.7°F 62.9°F 3.94 in 11
October 61.4°F 40.8°F 51.1°F 3.76 in 15
November 49.0°F 31.7°F 40.3°F 3.41 in 2.6 in 14
December 38.1°F 24.3°F 31.2°F 3.36 in 11.7 in 17

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