Shawnee State Park, Pennsylvania climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Shawnee State Park's normal year runs from 19°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 39.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.8°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,007 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationShawnee State Park
- Station IDUSC00368011
- Location40.03°N 78.64°W
- Elevation1,275 ft (389 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Shawnee State Park is 61°F and the normal low 36°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 34%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Shawnee State Park.
- Jan 36° 19°
- Feb 40° 19°
- Mar 48° 26°
- Apr 62° 36°
- May 72° 46°
- Jun 79° 55°
- Jul 84° 59°
- Aug 83° 58°
- Sep 75° 50°
- Oct 64° 38°
- Nov 51° 30°
- 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 at Shawnee State Park each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.06 in), the least in February (2.35 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F | 19°F | 27.5°F | 2.76 | 11 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 40°F | 19°F | 29.4°F | 2.35 | 9 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 48°F | 26°F | 36.9°F | 3.26 | 10 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 62°F | 36°F | 49.2°F | 3.62 | 12 | <1 | 12 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 72°F | 46°F | 58.9°F | 4.06 | 14 | <1 | 3 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 79°F | 55°F | 67.1°F | 3.96 | 14 | 1 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 84°F | 59°F | 71.5°F | 3.17 | 12 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 83°F | 58°F | 70.0°F | 3.45 | 12 | 4 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 75°F | 50°F | 62.6°F | 3.74 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 64°F | 38°F | 51.0°F | 3.09 | 10 | <1 | 10 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 51°F | 30°F | 40.5°F | 3.04 | 11 | <1 | 19 | 10 h |
| December | 40°F | 23°F | 31.6°F | 3.15 | 11 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 61°F | 38°F | 49.7°F | 39.65 | 138 | 10 | 149 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −7°C | −2.5°C | 70 mm |
| February | 4°C | −7°C | −1.4°C | 60 mm |
| March | 9°C | −3°C | 2.7°C | 83 mm |
| April | 17°C | 2°C | 9.6°C | 92 mm |
| May | 22°C | 8°C | 14.9°C | 103 mm |
| June | 26°C | 13°C | 19.5°C | 101 mm |
| July | 29°C | 15°C | 21.9°C | 81 mm |
| August | 28°C | 14°C | 21.1°C | 88 mm |
| September | 24°C | 10°C | 17.0°C | 95 mm |
| October | 18°C | 4°C | 10.6°C | 78 mm |
| November | 11°C | −1°C | 4.7°C | 77 mm |
| December | 5°C | −5°C | −0.2°C | 80 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Wolfsburg (6 miles away), gets 38 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00368011; 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 Shawnee State Park?
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 USC00368011.
When is the last frost at Shawnee State Park?
In Shawnee State Park, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 4 in half of years and after May 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 10 in half of years and before September 28 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 41 year in 10 after May 21; 9 in 10 after April 19
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 101 year in 10 before September 28; 9 in 10 before October 23
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 158 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 182 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 21 in half of springs and before October 22 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Shawnee State Park in zone 6b in ZIP code 15550, 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 −5°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 USC00368011; 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 Shawnee State Park?
In a normal year in Shawnee State Park, 10 days a year reach 90°F, 149 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 138 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
- 149a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 35high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 138a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00368011.
How sunny is it at Shawnee State Park?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Shawnee State Park, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (75%) and December the cloudiest (53%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 56% | 1.6 |
| February | 60% | 2.5 |
| March | 62% | 3.4 |
| April | 66% | 4.6 |
| May | 67% | 5.2 |
| June | 72% | 5.8 |
| July | 75% | 5.8 |
| August | 75% | 5.2 |
| September | 73% | 4.2 |
| October | 66% | 2.9 |
| November | 65% | 2.0 |
| December | 53% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Shawnee State Park record?
A normal year at Shawnee State Park brings 6,150 heating degree days, 14% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 601 cooling degree days, 34% 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 2,743 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,162 | 0 |
| February | 997 | 0 |
| March | 870 | 0 |
| April | 479 | 5 |
| May | 224 | 35 |
| June | 55 | 119 |
| July | 8 | 208 |
| August | 19 | 174 |
| September | 128 | 56 |
| October | 440 | 6 |
| November | 735 | 0 |
| December | 1,035 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,150 | 601 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00368011. 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 Shawnee State Park's climate compare?
Shawnee State Park is warmer than 44 of the 108 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 49.7°F is warmer than 39%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Shawnee State Park 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 Shawnee State Park share this climate record?
9 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.
- Central City, PA969 people · 10 mi NW
- Cairnbrook, PA469 people · 11 mi NW
- Indian Lake, PA390 people · 12 mi W
- Schellsburg, PA326 people · 1 mi N
- Manns Choice, PA308 people · 3 mi SE
- Pleasantville, PA197 people · 10 mi N
- New Paris, PA193 people · 5 mi N
- Shanksville, PA190 people · 14 mi W
- New Baltimore, PA133 people · 8 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 Shawnee State Park's climate
What is the coldest month at Shawnee State Park?
January, with a normal high of 36°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 59°F at night).
Does it snow at Shawnee State Park?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Wolfsburg (6 miles away), records 38 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Shawnee State Park?
May, with 4.06 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.35 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Shawnee State Park in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Shawnee State Park in zone 6b in ZIP code 15550, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −5°F (17 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come at Shawnee State Park?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 4; in one year in ten it comes after May 21. Waiting until May 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Pennsylvania climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Wolfsburg, PA6 miles from this station, 50.5°F a year
- Everett, PA14 miles from this station, 51.5°F a year
- Johnstown, PA22 miles from this station, 48.9°F a year
- Altoona, PA25 miles from this station, 51.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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