Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0A middle-of-the-road climate: Lenkerville is close to most U.S. towns on every count
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 86°. Decade by decade the climate has edged up, 1.4° above 1901–2000. Seedlings are safe outdoors from about May 1, with the first autumn frost due around October 16.
A year in Lenkerville at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Lenkerville’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Lenkerville’s place in Pennsylvania beside it.
What a year in Lenkerville feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 168 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 1 and the first by October 16. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Dehart Dam, PA, 12 miles from the town’s center, 110 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Lenkerville’s center in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 2°. 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 24 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Harrisburg 1 Ne, PA, falls mostly in February. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 44 inches a year; September is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 125 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Lenkerville
90% 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 Dehart Dam, PA.
Living with Lenkerville’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
168 frost-free days in zone 7a. The last frost comes by May 1 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 16.
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 Lenkerville from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (79%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 5%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Lenkerville and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Lenkerville yet.
Climates most like Lenkerville’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenkerville, PA | 22° | 86° | 44" | 24" |
| Francisville, KY | 23° | 86° | 45" | 23" |
| Oxford, OH | 21° | 85° | 44" | 25" |
| Lawrenceburg, IN | 23° | 86° | 45" | 23" |
| New Martinsville, WV | 22° | 85° | 46" | 27" |
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 Lenkerville averaged 1.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.9°).
A bigger shift than in 53% 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 Lenkerville compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Lenkerville’s place among Pennsylvania’s.
Lenkerville weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Lenkerville’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Harrisburg 1 Ne, PA. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 22° | 3.0" | 6.4" | 10 | 10 | 20° – 37° |
| February | 41° | 23° | 2.5" | 7.7" | 9 | 12 | 20° – 39° |
| March | 50° | 30° | 3.6" | 4.5" | 9 | 4 | 34° – 50° |
| April | 63° | 40° | 3.8" | 0.4" | 12 | 0 | 47° – 56° |
| May | 73° | 50° | 3.9" | 0.0" | 13 | 0 | 56° – 67° |
| June | 81° | 60° | 4.2" | 0.0" | 12 | 0 | 67° – 74° |
| July | 86° | 64° | 4.2" | 0.0" | 11 | 0 | 70° – 79° |
| August | 83° | 62° | 4.2" | 0.0" | 11 | 0 | 69° – 76° |
| September | 77° | 55° | 4.4" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 63° – 70° |
| October | 65° | 43° | 3.9" | 0.0" | 11 | 0 | 49° – 61° |
| November | 52° | 34° | 3.2" | 0.7" | 9 | 0 | 38° – 48° |
| December | 42° | 27° | 3.3" | 4.2" | 10 | 5 | 26° – 44° |
| Year | 62° | 43° | 44.3" | 23.9" | 125 | 31 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. February swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 20° to 39°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Where Lenkerville’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 Lenkerville’s center.
- Snow: Harrisburg 1 Ne, PA.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Dehart Dam, PA, 12 miles from the town’s center, 110 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 Lenkerville’s climate
What is the weather like in Lenkerville?
A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 51% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 53% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Lenkerville in winter?
January nights average 22°. About 128 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 20°.
How much snow does Lenkerville get?
About 24 inches in a normal winter at Harrisburg 1 Ne, PA, most of it in February, with snow on the ground about 31 days a year.
How hot does it get in Lenkerville?
July, with a typical high of 86° and a low of 64°. About 14 days a year reach 90° (Dehart Dam, PA).
When is the first and last frost in Lenkerville?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by May 1 and the first fall frost by October 16, about 168 frost-free days, at Dehart Dam, PA.
What growing zone is Lenkerville in?
Zone 7a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 2°.
What is the best time of year to visit Lenkerville?
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 Lenkerville getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.4° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 53% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Lenkerville.
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.