Matamoras, Pennsylvania climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Matamoras's normal year runs from 16°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 47.3 inches of precipitation and 41 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.1°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,201 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMatamoras
- Station IDUSC00365470
- Location41.39°N 74.72°W
- Elevation459 ft (140 m)
- Population2,449
On October 23, the normal high in Matamoras is 59°F and the normal low 36°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 35%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Matamoras.
- Jan 34° 16°
- Feb 37° 17°
- Mar 46° 25°
- Apr 59° 34°
- May 70° 45°
- Jun 78° 55°
- Jul 82° 59°
- Aug 81° 57°
- Sep 74° 51°
- Oct 62° 39°
- Nov 50° 29°
- Dec 40° 23°
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 Matamoras each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 16°F. The most precipitation falls in June (5.38 in), the least in February (2.94 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F | 16°F | 25.1°F | 3.14 | 11.6 | 12 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 37°F | 17°F | 26.9°F | 2.94 | 9.7 | 9 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 46°F | 25°F | 35.2°F | 3.90 | 6.8 | 12 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 34°F | 46.5°F | 3.90 | 1.9 | 12 | <1 | 12 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 70°F | 45°F | 57.4°F | 3.34 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | 2 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 78°F | 55°F | 66.2°F | 5.38 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 82°F | 59°F | 70.3°F | 3.70 | 0.0 | 10 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 81°F | 57°F | 68.9°F | 4.38 | 0.0 | 11 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 74°F | 51°F | 62.0°F | 4.66 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 39°F | 50.4°F | 4.67 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 50°F | 29°F | 39.8°F | 3.30 | 0.8 | 11 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 40°F | 23°F | 31.1°F | 3.96 | 10.0 | 12 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 37°F | 48.3°F | 47.27 | 40.8 | 135 | 9 | 151 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −9°C | −3.8°C | 80 mm | 29 cm |
| February | 3°C | −8°C | −2.8°C | 75 mm | 25 cm |
| March | 8°C | −4°C | 1.8°C | 99 mm | 17 cm |
| April | 15°C | 1°C | 8.1°C | 99 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 21°C | 7°C | 14.1°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 25°C | 13°C | 19.0°C | 137 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 15°C | 21.3°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 14°C | 20.5°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 10°C | 16.7°C | 118 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 17°C | 4°C | 10.2°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 10°C | −1°C | 4.3°C | 84 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 4°C | −5°C | −0.5°C | 101 mm | 25 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00365470; 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 Matamoras?
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 USC00365470.
When is the last frost in Matamoras?
In Matamoras, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 2 in half of years and after May 17 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 12 in half of years and before October 1 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
- May 21 year in 10 after May 17; 9 in 10 after April 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 121 year in 10 before October 1; 9 in 10 before October 27
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 164 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 185 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 20 in half of springs and before October 23 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Matamoras in zone 6b in ZIP code 18336, 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 USC00365470; 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 Matamoras?
In a normal year in Matamoras, 9 days a year reach 90°F, 151 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 135 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 9a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 151a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 30high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 135a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 11a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1955) is 102°F, on July 3, 1966; the lowest is −18°F, on January 13, 1981.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2011, with 77.47 in; the snowiest season is 1995–96, with 93.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00365470; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00365470. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Matamoras?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Matamoras, 3.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (78%) and December the cloudiest (61%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 65% | 1.8 |
| February | 67% | 2.6 |
| March | 67% | 3.6 |
| April | 68% | 4.6 |
| May | 68% | 5.3 |
| June | 72% | 5.8 |
| July | 78% | 5.9 |
| August | 76% | 5.1 |
| September | 75% | 4.2 |
| October | 68% | 2.8 |
| November | 68% | 2.0 |
| December | 61% | 1.4 |
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 Matamoras need?
A normal year in Matamoras brings 6,530 heating degree days, 22% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 484 cooling degree days, 47% 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 2,506 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,238 | 0 |
| February | 1,067 | 0 |
| March | 922 | 0 |
| April | 559 | 3 |
| May | 261 | 25 |
| June | 60 | 96 |
| July | 10 | 173 |
| August | 20 | 142 |
| September | 131 | 42 |
| October | 457 | 3 |
| November | 755 | 0 |
| December | 1,051 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,530 | 484 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00365470. 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.
How does Matamoras's climate compare?
Matamoras is warmer than 29 of the other 107 places with their own NOAA record in Pennsylvania, and wetter than 81. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 48.3°F is warmer than 33%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Matamoras is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm 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 Matamoras share this climate record?
5 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.
- Sparrow Bush, NY1,178 people · 1 mi NE
- Otisville, NY994 people · 11 mi NE
- Layton, NJ896 people · 13 mi SW
- Barryville, NY239 people · 12 mi NW
- Eldred, NY201 people · 13 mi NW
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 Matamoras's climate
What is the coldest month in Matamoras?
January, with a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 16°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 59°F at night).
Does it snow in Matamoras?
Yes: 41 inches in a normal year, falling on 27 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (11.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Matamoras?
June, with 5.38 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.94 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Matamoras in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Matamoras in zone 6b in ZIP code 18336, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Matamoras?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 2; in one year in ten it comes after May 17. Waiting until May 17 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Pennsylvania climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Port Jervis, NY1 miles from this station, 48.8°F a year
- Sussex, NJ14 miles from this station, 50.1°F a year
- Middletown, NY15 miles from this station, 49.7°F a year
- Rock Hill, NY15 miles from this station, 46.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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