Bear Gap, Pennsylvania climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Bear Gap's normal year runs from 19°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 48.0 inches of precipitation and 34 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.3°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,219 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBear Gap
- Station IDUSC00360457
- Location40.82°N 76.50°W
- Elevation1,015 ft (309 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Bear Gap is 59°F and the normal low 40°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 34%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Bear Gap.
- Jan 35° 19°
- Feb 38° 22°
- Mar 48° 29°
- Apr 61° 39°
- May 71° 48°
- Jun 79° 57°
- Jul 84° 61°
- Aug 80° 60°
- Sep 74° 53°
- Oct 62° 42°
- Nov 50° 33°
- Dec 40° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Bear Gap each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in September (5.20 in), the least in February (2.53 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35°F | 19°F | 27.1°F | 3.54 | 9.3 | 11 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 38°F | 22°F | 30.1°F | 2.53 | 8.9 | 9 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 48°F | 29°F | 38.1°F | 3.68 | 7.7 | 11 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 61°F | 39°F | 49.7°F | 4.27 | 0.8 | 12 | <1 | 8 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 59.8°F | 4.15 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 79°F | 57°F | 68.1°F | 4.77 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 84°F | 61°F | 72.5°F | 4.36 | 0.0 | 12 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 80°F | 60°F | 70.3°F | 4.09 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 74°F | 53°F | 63.5°F | 5.20 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 42°F | 52.3°F | 4.26 | 0.4 | 11 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 50°F | 33°F | 41.5°F | 3.50 | 1.8 | 10 | <1 | 17 | 10 h |
| December | 40°F | 25°F | 32.6°F | 3.66 | 4.6 | 11 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 41°F | 50.5°F | 48.01 | 33.5 | 134 | 10 | 127 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −7°C | −2.7°C | 90 mm | 24 cm |
| February | 3°C | −6°C | −1.1°C | 64 mm | 23 cm |
| March | 9°C | −2°C | 3.4°C | 93 mm | 20 cm |
| April | 16°C | 4°C | 9.8°C | 108 mm | 2 cm |
| May | 22°C | 9°C | 15.4°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 26°C | 14°C | 20.1°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 16°C | 22.5°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 16°C | 21.3°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 12°C | 17.5°C | 132 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 17°C | 6°C | 11.3°C | 108 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 10°C | 1°C | 5.3°C | 89 mm | 5 cm |
| December | 4°C | −4°C | 0.3°C | 93 mm | 12 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00360457; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Bear Gap?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (10).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00360457.
When is the last frost at Bear Gap?
In Bear Gap, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 27 in half of years and after May 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 20 in half of years and before October 4 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 271 year in 10 after May 15; 9 in 10 after April 12
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 201 year in 10 before October 4; 9 in 10 before November 5
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 172 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 202 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 13 in half of springs and before November 2 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bear Gap in zone 6b in ZIP code 17832, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Pennsylvania · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00360457; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Bear Gap?
In a normal year in Bear Gap, 10 days a year reach 90°F, 127 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 134 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 10a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 127a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 31high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 134a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 10a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00360457.
How sunny is it at Bear Gap?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Bear Gap, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (79%) and December the cloudiest (60%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 63% | 1.8 |
| February | 66% | 2.7 |
| March | 66% | 3.6 |
| April | 69% | 4.8 |
| May | 69% | 5.3 |
| June | 75% | 6.0 |
| July | 79% | 6.0 |
| August | 76% | 5.2 |
| September | 74% | 4.2 |
| October | 68% | 2.9 |
| November | 69% | 2.1 |
| December | 60% | 1.5 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Bear Gap record?
A normal year at Bear Gap brings 5,922 heating degree days, 10% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 654 cooling degree days, 28% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,888 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,176 | 0 |
| February | 977 | 0 |
| March | 832 | 0 |
| April | 465 | 6 |
| May | 197 | 34 |
| June | 35 | 126 |
| July | 4 | 236 |
| August | 11 | 177 |
| September | 111 | 67 |
| October | 401 | 7 |
| November | 707 | 0 |
| December | 1,006 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,922 | 654 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00360457. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Bear Gap been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 53.0°F, 2.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 50.5°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53.0°F | +2.5°F | 41.43 | 28.5 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00360457. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Bear Gap's climate compare?
Bear Gap is warmer than 54 of the 108 places with their own NOAA record in Pennsylvania, and wetter than 85. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.5°F is warmer than 43%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Bear Gap is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Bear Gap share this climate record?
41 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Bloomsburg, PA13,286 people · 13 mi N
- Shamokin, PA6,787 people · 4 mi SW
- Mount Carmel, PA5,626 people · 5 mi E
- Danville, PA4,193 people · 11 mi NW
- Kulpmont, PA2,698 people · 2 mi SE
- Ashland, PA2,496 people · 8 mi E
- Elysburg, PA2,410 people · 4 mi NW
- Edgewood, PA2,202 people · 5 mi SW
- Espy, PA1,737 people · 13 mi N
- Fairview-Ferndale, PA1,721 people · 5 mi SW
- Tremont, PA1,689 people · 14 mi SE
- Catawissa, PA1,537 people · 9 mi N
- Valley View, PA1,473 people · 12 mi S
- Marshallton, PA1,234 people · 3 mi SW
- Hegins, PA1,103 people · 12 mi S
- Almedia, PA1,036 people · 15 mi NE
- Gordon, PA769 people · 10 mi SE
- Atlas, PA719 people · 4 mi SE
- Ranshaw, PA652 people · 3 mi S
- Buckhorn, PA614 people · 14 mi N
- Marion Heights, PA551 people · 2 mi SE
- Wilburton Number One, PA452 people · 5 mi E
- Lavelle, PA437 people · 7 mi SE
- Fernville, PA420 people · 13 mi N
- Donaldson, PA379 people · 14 mi S
- Numidia, PA321 people · 6 mi NE
- Branchdale, PA306 people · 14 mi SE
- Uniontown, PA278 people · 4 mi W
- Newtown, PA236 people · 14 mi SE
- Aristes, PA208 people · 8 mi E
- Locust Gap, PA197 people · 5 mi SE
- Locustdale, PA191 people · 7 mi SE
- Buck Run, PA174 people · 12 mi SE
- Rupert, PA158 people · 11 mi N
- Fountain Springs, PA154 people · 10 mi E
- Mainville, PA122 people · 13 mi NE
- Beurys Lake, PA112 people · 9 mi SE
- Slabtown, PA111 people · 8 mi NE
- Wilburton Number Two, PA45 people · 7 mi E
- Centralia, PA4 people · 8 mi E
- Strong, PA0 people · 3 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Bear Gap's climate
What is the coldest month at Bear Gap?
January, with a normal high of 35°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow at Bear Gap?
Yes: 34 inches in a normal year, falling on 14 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (9.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Bear Gap?
September, with 5.20 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.53 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Bear Gap in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Bear Gap in zone 6b in ZIP code 17832, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Bear Gap?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 27; in one year in ten it comes after May 15. Waiting until May 15 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Pennsylvania climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Sunbury, PA16 miles from this station, 50.3°F a year
- Mahanoy City, PA19 miles from this station, 48.0°F a year
- Selinsgrove, PA19 miles from this station, 51.1°F a year
- Lewisburg, PA22 miles from this station, 50.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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