Erie weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Erie, Pennsylvania: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Erie International Airport, 10 km from Erie; records cover 1873–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 43 in1092 mm
- Snow a year
- 104 in265 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 27
- First fall freeze
- Nov 3
- Heating degree days
- 5,905
- Cooling degree days
- 753
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 4°−16° (heating, 99%) and 90°32° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Erie in January
Highs average 35°2° and lows 21°−6°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation and 32 in81 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 73°23° (1876)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 1139
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Erie in February
Highs average 37°3° and lows 21°−6°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation and 19 in49 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2017)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 1009
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Erie in March
Highs average 44°7° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation and 15 in37 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1910)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 897
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Erie in April
Highs average 57°14° and lows 38°3°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation and 2.6 in6.6 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1990)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 534
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Erie in May
Highs average 68°20° and lows 49°10°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1879)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 238
- Cooling degree days
- 46
Erie in June
Highs average 77°25° and lows 59°15°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1988)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 46
- Cooling degree days
- 144
Erie in July
Highs average 81°27° and lows 64°18°, with 3.3 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1990)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 242
Erie in August
Highs average 80°27° and lows 63°17°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1918)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 210
Erie in September
Highs average 74°23° and lows 57°14°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1953)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1957)
- Heating degree days
- 84
- Cooling degree days
- 90
Erie in OctoberThis month
Highs average 62°17° and lows 46°8°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1951)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1895)
- Heating degree days
- 346
- Cooling degree days
- 14
Erie in November
Highs average 51°10° and lows 37°3°, with 3.8 in95 mm of precipitation and 10 in24 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1950)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1880)
- Heating degree days
- 642
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Erie in December
Highs average 40°5° and lows 28°−2°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation and 26 in67 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 75°24° (1982)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1880)
- Heating degree days
- 958
- Cooling degree days
- 0