Meyersdale, Pennsylvania climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Meyersdale's normal year runs from 17°F January nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 41.7 inches of precipitation and 46 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.4°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 26°C, 1,059 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMeyersdale (2 mi SSW)
- Station IDUSC00365686
- Location39.78°N 79.04°W
- Elevation2,000 ft (610 m)
- Population2,007
On October 23, the normal high in Meyersdale is 58°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 38%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Meyersdale.
- Jan 34° 17°
- Feb 38° 17°
- Mar 46° 24°
- Apr 59° 33°
- May 68° 43°
- Jun 76° 52°
- Jul 80° 56°
- Aug 79° 54°
- Sep 73° 48°
- Oct 61° 37°
- Nov 49° 28°
- Dec 39° 21°
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 Meyersdale each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 17°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.35 in), the least in November (2.66 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F | 17°F | 25.5°F | 3.01 | 12.9 | 17 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 38°F | 17°F | 27.2°F | 2.70 | 11.4 | 14 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 46°F | 24°F | 34.7°F | 3.65 | 9.9 | 14 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 33°F | 45.9°F | 3.53 | 1.1 | 14 | <1 | 16 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 68°F | 43°F | 55.5°F | 4.35 | 0.0 | 15 | <1 | 4 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 76°F | 52°F | 63.9°F | 4.34 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 80°F | 56°F | 67.9°F | 4.11 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 79°F | 54°F | 66.4°F | 3.67 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 73°F | 48°F | 60.4°F | 3.62 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 61°F | 37°F | 48.9°F | 2.98 | 0.7 | 11 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 49°F | 28°F | 38.6°F | 2.66 | 2.8 | 12 | <1 | 21 | 10 h |
| December | 39°F | 21°F | 30.1°F | 3.06 | 6.9 | 15 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 58°F | 36°F | 47.1°F | 41.68 | 45.7 | 160 | <1 | 156 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −8°C | −3.6°C | 76 mm | 33 cm |
| February | 3°C | −8°C | −2.7°C | 69 mm | 29 cm |
| March | 8°C | −5°C | 1.5°C | 93 mm | 25 cm |
| April | 15°C | 1°C | 7.7°C | 90 mm | 3 cm |
| May | 20°C | 6°C | 13.1°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24°C | 11°C | 17.7°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 13°C | 19.9°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 12°C | 19.1°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 9°C | 15.8°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | 3°C | 9.4°C | 76 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 10°C | −2°C | 3.7°C | 68 mm | 7 cm |
| December | 4°C | −6°C | −1.1°C | 78 mm | 18 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00365686; 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 Meyersdale?
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 (11).
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 USC00365686.
When is the last frost in Meyersdale?
In Meyersdale, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 12 in half of years and after May 28 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 5 in half of years and before September 24 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 121 year in 10 after May 28; 9 in 10 after April 25
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 51 year in 10 before September 24; 9 in 10 before October 18
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 146 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 170 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 30 in half of springs and before October 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Meyersdale in zone 6a in ZIP code 15552, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Meyersdale's NOAA station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −9°F (19 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 USC00365686; 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 in Meyersdale?
In a normal year in Meyersdale, a 90°F day is rare, 156 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 160 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 156a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 43high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 160a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 16a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00365686.
How sunny is Meyersdale?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Meyersdale, 3.8 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (76%) and December the cloudiest (55%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 55% | 1.7 |
| February | 59% | 2.5 |
| March | 62% | 3.5 |
| April | 66% | 4.7 |
| May | 67% | 5.3 |
| June | 73% | 5.9 |
| July | 75% | 5.8 |
| August | 76% | 5.2 |
| September | 74% | 4.3 |
| October | 67% | 3.0 |
| November | 66% | 2.1 |
| December | 55% | 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 much heating and cooling does Meyersdale need?
A normal year in Meyersdale brings 6,807 heating degree days, 27% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 304 cooling degree days, 67% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,195 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,223 | 0 |
| February | 1,060 | 0 |
| March | 939 | 0 |
| April | 575 | 1 |
| May | 307 | 11 |
| June | 90 | 57 |
| July | 26 | 116 |
| August | 42 | 87 |
| September | 166 | 30 |
| October | 503 | 3 |
| November | 794 | 0 |
| December | 1,082 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,807 | 304 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00365686. 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 Meyersdale's climate compare?
Meyersdale is warmer than 16 of the other 107 places with their own NOAA record in Pennsylvania, and wetter than 21. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 47.1°F is warmer than 28%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Meyersdale 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 Meyersdale share this climate record?
11 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.
- Grantsville, MD951 people · 8 mi SW
- Finzel, MD871 people · 7 mi SE
- Mount Savage, MD462 people · 11 mi SE
- Garrett, PA411 people · 6 mi N
- Midlothian, MD336 people · 11 mi SE
- Zihlman, MD305 people · 10 mi SE
- Barrelville, MD103 people · 12 mi SE
- Klondike, MD85 people · 12 mi S
- Carlos, MD57 people · 12 mi S
- Woodland, MD56 people · 13 mi S
- Jennings, MD17 people · 12 mi SW
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 Meyersdale's climate
What is the coldest month in Meyersdale?
January, with a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 17°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 56°F at night).
Does it snow in Meyersdale?
Yes: 46 inches in a normal year, falling on 29 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (12.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Meyersdale?
May, with 4.35 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 2.66 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Meyersdale in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Meyersdale in zone 6a in ZIP code 15552, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Meyersdale's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −9°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come in Meyersdale?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 12; in one year in ten it comes after May 28. Waiting until May 28 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Pennsylvania climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Frostburg, MD10 miles from this station, 48.6°F a year
- Confluence, PA17 miles from this station, 50.4°F a year
- Cumberland, MD18 miles from this station, 53.7°F a year
- Savage River Dam, MD19 miles from this station, 49.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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