The climate in Brave sits close to the middle of U.S. towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 84°. The wettest month is July; the driest is November. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 50°.
A year in Brave at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Brave’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Brave’s place in Pennsylvania beside it.
What a year in Brave feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 158 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 4 and the first by October 12. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Burton, WV, 9 miles from the town’s center, 140 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Brave’s center in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −4°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 30 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Waynesburg 1 E, PA, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 44 inches a year; July is the wettest month and November the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 152 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Brave
89% of the work is heating, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner. Months averaging under 55° run from October through April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Burton, WV.
Living with Brave’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
158 frost-free days in zone 6b. The last frost comes by May 4 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 12.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: May, June, August, September and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Brave from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (90%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 2%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Brave and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Brave yet.
Climates most like Brave’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brave, PA | 21° | 84° | 44" | 30" |
| Wilmington, OH | 21° | 84° | 44" | 27" |
| Cumberland, IN | 20° | 85° | 44" | 27" |
| Hauppauge, NY | 23° | 84° | 46" | 32" |
| East Haven, CT | 22° | 84° | 47" | 34" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Brave averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.5°).
A smaller shift than in 74% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Brave compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Brave’s place among Pennsylvania’s.
Brave weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Brave’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Waynesburg 1 E, PA. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 21° | 3.6" | 9.5" | 15 | 12 | 22° – 40° |
| February | 43° | 24° | 3.0" | 8.1" | 13 | 8 | 21° – 42° |
| March | 52° | 30° | 3.8" | 5.6" | 13 | 4 | 35° – 52° |
| April | 65° | 39° | 3.7" | 0.4" | 14 | 0 | 47° – 57° |
| May | 74° | 48° | 4.4" | 0.0" | 14 | 0 | 55° – 68° |
| June | 81° | 57° | 4.3" | 0.0" | 13 | 0 | 65° – 72° |
| July | 84° | 61° | 4.7" | 0.0" | 11 | 0 | 68° – 76° |
| August | 83° | 61° | 3.7" | 0.0" | 11 | 0 | 67° – 76° |
| September | 77° | 53° | 3.5" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 62° – 70° |
| October | 65° | 42° | 3.2" | 0.2" | 11 | 0 | 50° – 59° |
| November | 53° | 33° | 2.9" | 0.7" | 12 | 1 | 37° – 49° |
| December | 43° | 26° | 3.5" | 5.6" | 14 | 6 | 25° – 46° |
| Year | 63° | 41° | 44.0" | 30.1" | 152 | 30 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. February swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 21° to 42°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Where Brave’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Brave’s center.
- Snow: Waynesburg 1 E, PA.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Burton, WV, 9 miles from the town’s center, 140 ft higher; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Brave’s climate
What is the weather like in Brave?
A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 30 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 53% of U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than 58% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Brave in winter?
January nights average 21°. About 141 nights a year reach 32° or below and 7 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 22°.
How much snow does Brave get?
About 30 inches in a normal winter at Waynesburg 1 E, PA, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 30 days a year.
How hot does it get in Brave?
July, with a typical high of 84° and a low of 61°. About 15 days a year reach 90° (Burton, WV).
When is the first and last frost in Brave?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by May 4 and the first fall frost by October 12, about 158 frost-free days, at Burton, WV.
What growing zone is Brave in?
Zone 6b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −4°.
What is the best time of year to visit Brave?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), May, June, August, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Brave getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.1° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 74% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Brave.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.