Bucksville, Pennsylvania climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Bucksville's normal year runs from 19°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 51.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.9°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,295 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBucksville
- Station IDUSC00361080
- Location40.50°N 75.20°W
- Elevation387 ft (118 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Bucksville is 62°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 25%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Bucksville.
- Jan 39° 19°
- Feb 41° 20°
- Mar 50° 28°
- Apr 63° 39°
- May 72° 49°
- Jun 80° 58°
- Jul 85° 63°
- Aug 82° 61°
- Sep 76° 54°
- Oct 65° 42°
- Nov 54° 31°
- Dec 43° 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 Bucksville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.75 in), the least in February (3.00 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F | 19°F | 29.0°F | 3.61 | 8 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 41°F | 20°F | 30.9°F | 3.00 | 7 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 50°F | 28°F | 38.8°F | 3.70 | 8 | <1 | 23 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 63°F | 39°F | 50.5°F | 3.92 | 9 | <1 | 10 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 60.5°F | 4.43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 80°F | 58°F | 69.2°F | 4.26 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 85°F | 63°F | 73.9°F | 5.75 | 9 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 82°F | 61°F | 71.9°F | 4.82 | 9 | 4 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 76°F | 54°F | 64.8°F | 4.60 | 8 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 65°F | 42°F | 53.2°F | 5.09 | 8 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 54°F | 31°F | 42.7°F | 3.26 | 7 | <1 | 19 | 10 h |
| December | 43°F | 25°F | 34.1°F | 4.54 | 8 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 41°F | 51.6°F | 50.98 | 100 | 17 | 139 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −7°C | −1.7°C | 92 mm |
| February | 5°C | −6°C | −0.6°C | 76 mm |
| March | 10°C | −2°C | 3.8°C | 94 mm |
| April | 17°C | 4°C | 10.3°C | 100 mm |
| May | 22°C | 9°C | 15.8°C | 113 mm |
| June | 27°C | 15°C | 20.7°C | 108 mm |
| July | 29°C | 17°C | 23.3°C | 146 mm |
| August | 28°C | 16°C | 22.2°C | 122 mm |
| September | 24°C | 12°C | 18.2°C | 117 mm |
| October | 18°C | 5°C | 11.8°C | 129 mm |
| November | 12°C | 0°C | 5.9°C | 83 mm |
| December | 6°C | −4°C | 1.2°C | 115 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Springtown (1 mi NNE) (6 miles away), gets 41 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00361080; 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 Bucksville?
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 (8).
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 USC00361080.
When is the last frost at Bucksville?
In Bucksville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 29 in half of years and after May 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 16 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 291 year in 10 after May 15; 9 in 10 after April 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 161 year in 10 before October 4; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 170 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 193 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 17 in half of springs and before October 28 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bucksville in zone 6b in ZIP code 18930, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −1°F (17 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Pennsylvania · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00361080; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Bucksville?
In a normal year in Bucksville, 17 days a year reach 90°F, 139 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 100 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 17a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 139a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 19high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 100a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00361080.
How sunny is it at Bucksville?
Over a year 72% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Bucksville, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (79%) and December the cloudiest (63%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 65% | 1.9 |
| February | 68% | 2.7 |
| March | 67% | 3.6 |
| April | 70% | 4.8 |
| May | 69% | 5.3 |
| June | 74% | 5.9 |
| July | 79% | 6.0 |
| August | 77% | 5.2 |
| September | 75% | 4.2 |
| October | 69% | 3.0 |
| November | 70% | 2.1 |
| December | 63% | 1.6 |
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 Bucksville record?
A normal year at Bucksville brings 5,653 heating degree days, 5% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 810 cooling degree days, 11% 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 3,107 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,117 | 0 |
| February | 956 | 0 |
| March | 811 | 0 |
| April | 443 | 8 |
| May | 186 | 46 |
| June | 35 | 161 |
| July | 3 | 280 |
| August | 8 | 220 |
| September | 90 | 84 |
| October | 374 | 10 |
| November | 671 | 0 |
| December | 959 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,653 | 810 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00361080. 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 Bucksville been warmer than normal?
2022 averaged 52.5°F, 0.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 51.6°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54.0°F | +2.4°F | – |
| 2022 | 52.5°F | +0.9°F | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00361080. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Bucksville's climate compare?
Bucksville is warmer than 69 of the 108 places with their own NOAA record in Pennsylvania, and wetter than 99. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 51.6°F is warmer than 48%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Bucksville 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 Bucksville share this climate record?
3 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.
- Frenchtown, NJ1,495 people · 8 mi E
- Richlandtown, PA1,345 people · 6 mi W
- Milford, NJ1,226 people · 8 mi NE
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 Bucksville's climate
What is the coldest month at Bucksville?
January, with a normal high of 39°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow at Bucksville?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Springtown (1 mi NNE) (6 miles away), records 41 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Bucksville?
July, with 5.75 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.00 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Bucksville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Bucksville in zone 6b in ZIP code 18930, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −1°F (17 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come at Bucksville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 29; 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
- Springtown (1 mi NNE), PA6 miles from this station, 50.9°F a year
- Sellersville, PA12 miles from this station, 51.4°F a year
- Doylestown, PA12 miles from this station, 53.4°F a year
- Phillipsburg, NJ14 miles from this station, 52.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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