York, PA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from YORK 3 SSW PUMP STN, PA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

York has an annual average temperature of 54°F with about 46.5 inches of precipitation per year and 24.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.3°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.10 in) and February the driest (2.81 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,797
Cooling need
825

Best time to visit York

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of York'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
14
1900s
17
1910s
11
1920s
37
1930s
64
1940s
57
1950s
29
1960s
21
1970s
22
1980s
22
1990s
30
2000s
35
2010s
7

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 41.2°F 21.3°F 31.2°F 3.27 in 8.5 in 10
February 45.3°F 23.2°F 34.3°F 2.81 in 8.2 in 10
March 54.5°F 30.2°F 42.4°F 4.01 in 3.9 in 12
April 67.2°F 40.0°F 53.6°F 3.62 in 0.2 in 12
May 76.5°F 49.7°F 63.1°F 4.20 in 13
June 83.9°F 58.5°F 71.2°F 4.29 in 12
July 87.7°F 63.1°F 75.4°F 4.52 in 11
August 86.0°F 61.5°F 73.8°F 3.96 in 10
September 79.7°F 54.5°F 67.1°F 5.10 in 10
October 68.2°F 43.0°F 55.6°F 3.94 in 8
November 55.7°F 33.1°F 44.4°F 3.22 in 0.5 in 10
December 44.9°F 26.1°F 35.5°F 3.52 in 3.3 in 11

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