Bear Gap, PA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Bear Gap's primary NOAA station, BEAR GAP.
The climate verdict for Bear Gap
Water is the standout signal in Bear Gap, Pennsylvania: 48.0 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 51°F. Its climate comfort score of 59/100 (moderate) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 37% of station-mapped location scores.
- 51°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 59/100
- comfort score, above 37% of station-mapped location scores
- 48.0"
- annual precipitation · 34" snow
- 176 days
- frost-free growing season
Bear Gap: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00360457 · Bear Gap, PA 51°F mean · 48.0" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 51°F
- RANK-MID #2,882
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wolfsburg
- PRCP-MID 48.0"
- SWING-WIDE 45°F
- COMF-MID 59/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,922 HDD
- STN-1 USC00360457
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Wolfsburg, PA (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every PA station list.
- Bear Gap (this station) 51°F
- Hot Wolfsburg, PA 51°F
- Cold Lakewood, CO 50°F
- Near Confluence 1 SW…, PA 50°F
- Near Beaver Falls, PA 50°F
Climate Living Index · Bear Gap
Bear Gap: 49/100 · grade D
Bear Gap publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Bear Gap, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 59/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 129 calendar days | 59/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 48.0 in · 13.0 from 35 in | 54/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 176 days/year | 47/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 50.5°F · 17.0° from 67.5°F | 43/100 · D |
| Snowfall burden | 33.5 inches/year | 35/100 · F |
Bear Gap · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Bear Gap is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 27.1°F and warmest-month mean 72.5°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 72.5°F
- Coldest month
- 27.1°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Bear Gap sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Bear Gap's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 42nd percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 24% wettest
- Bear Gap's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 61st percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Bear Gap compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Bear Gap's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
59 37th percentile score exceeds 37% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35°F (2°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 3.5" | 9.3" | 28.3 | 0.0 |
| February | 38°F (3°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 2.5" | 8.9" | 24.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 48°F (9°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 3.7" | 7.7" | 20.6 | 0.0 |
| April | 61°F (16°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 4.3" | 0.8" | 7.5 | 0.2 |
| May | 71°F (22°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 4.2" | 0.0" | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| June | 79°F (26°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 4.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| July | 84°F (29°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 4.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 4.8 |
| August | 80°F (27°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 4.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| September | 74°F (23°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 5.2" | 0.0" | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| October | 62°F (17°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 4.3" | 0.4" | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| November | 50°F (10°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 3.5" | 1.8" | 16.8 | 0.0 |
| December | 40°F (4°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 3.7" | 4.6" | 24.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 84°F around July 11, short of 90°F on every date, while 129 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 19°F near January 17.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 27, then returns to freezing around November 20, covering 129 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 15, when 43% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is February 11 at 32%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 134 wet dates a year.
The widest day
May 9 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 24°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Bear Gap.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 9.3"
11.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 8.9"
9.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 7.7"
10.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.8"
11.8 days with precipitation
13.2 days with precipitation
12.1 days with precipitation
11.8 days with precipitation
11.4 days with precipitation
10.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
10.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.8"
10.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.6"
11.1 days with precipitation
Bear Gap spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 28% of the annual total and December through February 20%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Bear Gap has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 45.4°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 5.2" and February 2.5". The three wettest months together take 30% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Bear Gap, it arrives in quantity
48.0" of precipitation falls across only about 134 wet days here, averaging 0.36 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 134 a year, 37% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.36 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 13
- Fewest wet days
- February, about 9
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Winter brings real snow to Bear Gap
Bear Gap averages 33.5 inches of snowfall a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 14 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 33.5 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 14 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 7% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 20
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 27
50% probability date
Growing Season
176 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,922
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
654
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside PA closest to Bear Gap on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (51°F here).
- Chenoa, IL 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Columbus, NE 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Coos Bay, OR 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Crook, CO 51°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (48.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Immokalee, FL 48.0" · 0.0" off
- Salisbury, MD 48.0" · 0.0" off
- Flora, IL 48.0" · 0.0" off
- Beverly, MA 48.0" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Bear Gap
heating led · wet · mid swing
Bear Gap's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,922 annual heating degree days against 654 for cooling. Its 45.4°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Bear Gap's frost-free season lasts about 176 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Bear Gap coldest normal
January
The monthly mean of 27°F (-3°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Bear Gap typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Bear Gap snow peak
January
Bear Gap averages 33.5 inches of snow a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Bear Gap's primary station: BEAR GAP (USC00360457). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Bear Gap; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Bear Gap comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.