Lehigh Valley - Climate

Climate

See also: Climate of Allentown, Pennsylvania

The Lehigh Valley has four distinct seasons, which typically include humid summers, cold winters, and very short and mild springs and falls.

Climate data for Lehigh Valley
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 72
(22)		 76
(24)		 87
(31)		 94
(34)		 97
(36)		 100
(38)		 105
(41)		 105
(41)		 99
(37)		 93
(34)		 81
(27)		 72
(22)		 105
(41)
Average high °F (°C) 35
(2)		 39
(4)		 49
(9)		 60
(16)		 71
(22)		 79
(26)		 84
(29)		 82
(28)		 74
(23)		 63
(17)		 51
(11)		 40
(4)		 60.6
(15.9)
Average low °F (°C) 19
(−7)		 21
(−6)		 29
(−2)		 38
(3)		 48
(9)		 58
(14)		 63
(17)		 61
(16)		 53
(12)		 41
(5)		 33
(1)		 24
(−4)		 40.7
(4.8)
Record low °F (°C) −16
(−27)		 −12
(−24)		 −5
(−21)		 12
(−11)		 29
(−2)		 39
(4)		 38
(3)		 41
(5)		 31
(−1)		 19
(−7)		 3
(−16)		 −9
(−23)		 −16
(−27)
Precipitation inches (mm) 3.50
(88.9)		 2.75
(69.9)		 3.56
(90.4)		 3.49
(88.6)		 4.47
(113.5)		 3.99
(101.3)		 4.27
(108.5)		 4.35
(110.5)		 4.37
(111)		 3.33
(84.6)		 3.70
(94)		 3.39
(86.1)		 45.17
(1,147.3)
Source: The Weather Channel

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