Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Beaver Falls's normal year runs from 19°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 40.3 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.2°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,024 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBeaver Falls (1 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00360475
- Location40.76°N 80.31°W
- Elevation760 ft (232 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population8,757
On October 23, the normal high in Beaver Falls is 61°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 39%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Beaver Falls.
- Jan 36° 19°
- Feb 39° 19°
- Mar 48° 27°
- Apr 62° 37°
- May 72° 48°
- Jun 79° 56°
- Jul 83° 61°
- Aug 82° 60°
- Sep 76° 53°
- Oct 64° 42°
- Nov 51° 32°
- 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 in Beaver Falls each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.26 in), the least in February (2.40 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F | 19°F | 27.6°F | 3.14 | 15 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 39°F | 19°F | 29.1°F | 2.40 | 11 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 48°F | 27°F | 37.6°F | 3.07 | 12 | <1 | 23 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 62°F | 37°F | 49.1°F | 3.65 | 14 | <1 | 11 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 59.7°F | 3.84 | 14 | <1 | 2 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 79°F | 56°F | 67.7°F | 4.26 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 83°F | 61°F | 72.1°F | 3.82 | 11 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 82°F | 60°F | 70.9°F | 3.50 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 76°F | 53°F | 64.3°F | 3.62 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 64°F | 42°F | 52.8°F | 3.06 | 12 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 51°F | 32°F | 41.3°F | 2.95 | 12 | <1 | 18 | 10 h |
| December | 40°F | 25°F | 32.4°F | 3.01 | 13 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 61°F | 40°F | 50.4°F | 40.32 | 145 | 10 | 131 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −7°C | −2.4°C | 80 mm |
| February | 4°C | −7°C | −1.6°C | 61 mm |
| March | 9°C | −3°C | 3.1°C | 78 mm |
| April | 16°C | 3°C | 9.5°C | 93 mm |
| May | 22°C | 9°C | 15.4°C | 98 mm |
| June | 26°C | 14°C | 19.8°C | 108 mm |
| July | 28°C | 16°C | 22.3°C | 97 mm |
| August | 28°C | 15°C | 21.6°C | 89 mm |
| September | 24°C | 12°C | 17.9°C | 92 mm |
| October | 18°C | 5°C | 11.6°C | 78 mm |
| November | 11°C | 0°C | 5.2°C | 75 mm |
| December | 5°C | −4°C | 0.2°C | 76 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Glenwillard Dashields Lock and Dam (16 miles away), gets 20 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00360475; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Beaver Falls?
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 USC00360475.
When is the last frost in Beaver Falls?
In Beaver Falls, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 27 in half of years and after May 16 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 25 in half of years and before October 7 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 16; 9 in 10 after April 15
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 251 year in 10 before October 7; 9 in 10 before November 7
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 178 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 201 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 17 in half of springs and before November 5 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Beaver Falls in zone 6b in ZIP code 15010, 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 USC00360475; 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 in Beaver Falls?
In a normal year in Beaver Falls, 10 days a year reach 90°F, 131 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 145 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
- 131a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 32high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 145a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00360475.
How sunny is Beaver Falls?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Beaver Falls, 3.8 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (78%) and December the cloudiest (52%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 53% | 1.6 |
| February | 59% | 2.4 |
| March | 61% | 3.4 |
| April | 67% | 4.6 |
| May | 70% | 5.4 |
| June | 74% | 5.9 |
| July | 77% | 5.9 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 76% | 4.3 |
| October | 67% | 2.9 |
| November | 65% | 2.0 |
| December | 52% | 1.3 |
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 much heating and cooling does Beaver Falls need?
A normal year in Beaver Falls brings 5,959 heating degree days, 11% 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 2,906 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,161 | 0 |
| February | 1,007 | 0 |
| March | 851 | 0 |
| April | 479 | 2 |
| May | 200 | 34 |
| June | 35 | 114 |
| July | 6 | 226 |
| August | 10 | 191 |
| September | 100 | 78 |
| October | 388 | 10 |
| November | 713 | 1 |
| December | 1,011 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,959 | 654 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00360475. 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.
Has Beaver Falls been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 50.8°F, 0.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 50.4°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.0°F | +1.6°F | 42.73 |
| 2022 | 50.1°F | −0.3°F | 42.19 |
| 2023 | 52.3°F | +1.9°F | 39.27 |
| 2024 | 53.0°F | +2.6°F | 43.81 |
| 2025 | 50.8°F | +0.4°F | 36.57 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00360475. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Beaver Falls's climate compare?
Beaver Falls is warmer than 50 of the other 107 places with their own NOAA record in Pennsylvania, and wetter than 6. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.4°F is warmer than 42%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Beaver Falls 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 Beaver Falls share this climate record?
32 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.
- Ellwood City, PA7,416 people · 7 mi N
- New Brighton, PA5,517 people · 2 mi S
- Monaca, PA5,466 people · 6 mi S
- East Palestine, OH4,643 people · 13 mi NW
- Beaver, PA4,336 people · 5 mi S
- Zelienople, PA3,769 people · 9 mi E
- Rochester, PA3,382 people · 4 mi S
- Conway, PA2,130 people · 8 mi SE
- Big Beaver, PA1,832 people · 5 mi NW
- Freedom, PA1,457 people · 6 mi SE
- New Beaver, PA1,342 people · 9 mi NW
- West Mayfield, PA1,165 people · 2 mi NW
- New Waterford, OH1,163 people · 17 mi W
- Ellport, PA1,087 people · 7 mi N
- Frisco, PA1,040 people · 7 mi N
- Pine Run, PA919 people · 7 mi SE
- Harmony, PA918 people · 10 mi E
- Wurtemburg, PA773 people · 7 mi NE
- Bridgewater, PA734 people · 4 mi S
- Koppel, PA694 people · 5 mi N
- Patterson Heights, PA620 people · 2 mi S
- East Rochester, PA548 people · 5 mi SE
- Wampum, PA542 people · 9 mi N
- New Galilee, PA321 people · 7 mi NW
- Enon Valley, PA295 people · 10 mi NW
- Negley, OH287 people · 12 mi W
- Fallston, PA249 people · 2 mi S
- Darlington, PA246 people · 7 mi NW
- Unionville, PA193 people · 5 mi E
- Eastvale, PA175 people · 0 mi N
- Hazen, PA106 people · 5 mi NE
- Homewood, PA89 people · 4 mi N
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 Beaver Falls's climate
What is the coldest month in Beaver Falls?
January, with a normal high of 36°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Beaver Falls?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Beaver Falls's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Glenwillard Dashields Lock and Dam (16 miles away), records 20 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Beaver Falls?
June, with 4.26 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.40 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Beaver Falls in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Beaver Falls in zone 6b in ZIP code 15010, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Beaver Falls?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 27; in one year in ten it comes after May 16. Waiting until May 16 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Pennsylvania climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Montgomery Lock and Dam, PA9 miles from this station, 50.7°F a year
- Glenwillard Dashields Lock and Dam, PA16 miles from this station, 51.7°F a year
- Carnot-Moon, PA17 miles from this station, 50.9°F a year
- New Castle, PA18 miles from this station, 51.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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