Rhawnhurst climate — normals and trends
Rhawnhurst (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 1,071 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Rhawnhurst averages 80 frost days, 38 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Rhawnhurst has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 89 to 71 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 22 July 2011) and the coldest -25.8 °C (on 22 January 1984).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
RhawnhurstPennsylvania
- coords
- 40.06°, -75.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.7°C
Average daily high
17.4°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,071mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
24.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
80 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
38 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.5 cm
Average feels-like high
16.0 °C
Average feels-like low
6.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
49 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.1 °C
22 July 2011
Coldest day
-25.8 °C
22 January 1984
Wettest day
145 mm
16 September 1999
Windiest day
53.8 km/h
29 October 2012
Strongest gust
141.5 km/h
25 November 1950
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
15 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-30.9 °C
22 January 1984
Snowiest day
36.0 cm
20 March 1958
Sunniest day
14.1 h
1 July 1952
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 30 mm | -51 mm |
| Feb | 6.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 69 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 94 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 90 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 22.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 137 mm | +43 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 68 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 165 mm | +66 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 19 mm | -80 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 79 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 19.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 62 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 12.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 49 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 4.5 °C | -2.1 °C | 67 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rhawnhurst?
Rhawnhurst has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 1,071 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rhawnhurst?
The hottest day measured in Rhawnhurst between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2011, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rhawnhurst?
The coldest day measured in Rhawnhurst between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1984, at -25.8 °C.
Does it snow in Rhawnhurst?
Yes. Rhawnhurst gets on average 49.5 cm of snow per year and has around 80 frost days.
Has the climate of Rhawnhurst warmed?
Yes: Rhawnhurst warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rhawnhurst?
The wettest day measured in Rhawnhurst between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1999, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rhawnhurst?
The windiest day measured in Rhawnhurst between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2012, with winds reaching 53.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rhawnhurst?
The warmest month in Rhawnhurst is July (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Rhawnhurst?
Rhawnhurst receives on average 1,071 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rhawnhurst?
Rhawnhurst gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rhawnhurst?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rhawnhurst between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 1958, with 36.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rhawnhurst?
Yes: Rhawnhurst has on average 49 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rhawnhurst?
In Rhawnhurst, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 15 July 1995, and the lowest was -30.9 °C on 22 January 1984.
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