Weather without surprises: Flying Hills keeps close to the norm for U.S. towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 86°. By precipitation alone, it ranks wetter than 67% of U.S. towns. Decade by decade the climate has edged up, 1.8° above 1901–2000. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 50° on average.
A year in Flying Hills at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Flying Hills’ climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Flying Hills’ place in Pennsylvania beside it.
What a year in Flying Hills feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 176 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 26 and the first by October 19. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Blue Marsh Lake, PA, 9 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Flying Hills’ center in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 3°. 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 27 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Reading 3.5 Sw, PA, falls mostly in February. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 46 inches a year; September is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 142 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Flying Hills
87% 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 Blue Marsh Lake, PA.
Living with Flying Hills’ climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
176 frost-free days in zone 7a. The last frost comes by Apr 26 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 19.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: May, June, September and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Flying Hills from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (54%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 15%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Flying Hills and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Flying Hills yet.
Climates most like Flying Hills’, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Hills, PA | 22° | 86° | 46" | 27" |
| New Martinsville, WV | 22° | 85° | 46" | 27" |
| Lawrenceburg, IN | 23° | 86° | 45" | 23" |
| Villa Hills, KY | 23° | 86° | 46" | 23" |
| Delhi Hills, OH | 23° | 86° | 46" | 23" |
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 Flying Hills averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.4°).
A bigger shift than in 77% 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 Flying Hills compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Flying Hills’ place among Pennsylvania’s.
Flying Hills weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Flying Hills’ center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Reading 3.5 Sw, PA. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 22° | 3.3" | 7.4" | 11 | 8 | 22° – 38° |
| February | 42° | 24° | 2.6" | 9.5" | 12 | 11 | 22° – 40° |
| March | 51° | 30° | 3.8" | 5.0" | 12 | 5 | 34° – 50° |
| April | 63° | 40° | 3.6" | 0.3" | 13 | 0 | 47° – 57° |
| May | 73° | 50° | 3.7" | 0.0" | 14 | 0 | 57° – 67° |
| June | 82° | 59° | 4.3" | 0.0" | 13 | 0 | 67° – 74° |
| July | 86° | 64° | 4.8" | 0.0" | 12 | 0 | 71° – 79° |
| August | 84° | 62° | 4.4" | 0.0" | 11 | 0 | 69° – 77° |
| September | 77° | 55° | 4.8" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 63° – 70° |
| October | 65° | 43° | 4.2" | 0.3" | 12 | 0 | 49° – 61° |
| November | 54° | 34° | 3.2" | 0.8" | 10 | 1 | 38° – 48° |
| December | 44° | 27° | 3.8" | 3.9" | 12 | 5 | 26° – 46° |
| Year | 63° | 43° | 46.4" | 27.2" | 142 | 30 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 26° to 46°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Where Flying Hills’ 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 Flying Hills’ center.
- Snow: Reading 3.5 Sw, PA.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Blue Marsh Lake, PA, 9 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; 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 Flying Hills’ climate
What is the weather like in Flying Hills?
A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 51% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 55% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Flying Hills in winter?
January nights average 22°. About 125 nights a year reach 32° or below and 2 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 22°.
How much snow does Flying Hills get?
About 27 inches in a normal winter at Reading 3.5 Sw, PA, most of it in February, with snow on the ground about 30 days a year.
How hot does it get in Flying Hills?
July, with a typical high of 86° and a low of 64°. About 16 days a year reach 90° (Blue Marsh Lake, PA).
When is the first and last frost in Flying Hills?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 26 and the first fall frost by October 19, about 176 frost-free days, at Blue Marsh Lake, PA.
What growing zone is Flying Hills in?
Zone 7a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 3°.
What is the best time of year to visit Flying Hills?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), May, June, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Flying Hills getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.8° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 77% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Flying Hills.
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.