Penn State Erie (Behrend) weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Penn State Erie (Behrend), 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, 17 km from Penn State Erie (Behrend); 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
Penn State Erie (Behrend) 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
Penn State Erie (Behrend) 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
Penn State Erie (Behrend) 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
Penn State Erie (Behrend) 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
Penn State Erie (Behrend) 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
Penn State Erie (Behrend) 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
Penn State Erie (Behrend) 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
Penn State Erie (Behrend) 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
Penn State Erie (Behrend) 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
Penn State Erie (Behrend) 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
Penn State Erie (Behrend) 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
Penn State Erie (Behrend) 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