Is this weather normal in Lehigh County?

Pennsylvania · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Lehigh County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 53.9° on average. Lehigh County has warmed 3rd-most of Pennsylvania's 67 counties since 1970, about 0.7° per decade.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 59°, lows near 37°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Lehigh County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.1°OctNov: +0.2°NovDec: -4.8°DecJan 2026: -3.9°JanFeb: -3.5°FebMar: +4.3°MarApr: +3.7°AprMay: -0.3°MayJun: +1.4°JunJul: +1.0°JulAug: +1.0°AugSep: +1.7°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -1.4 inOctNov: -1.7 inNovDec: -1.5 inDecJan 2026: -0.9 inJanFeb: -1.8 inFebMar: +1.4 inMarApr: -1.0 inAprMay: -1.1 inMayJun: -1.8 inJunJul: -0.7 inJulAug: +0.3 inAugSep: 0.0 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Lehigh County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January38° / 20°3.5 in39.9° 193215.9° 1918
February41° / 22°2.7 in38.5° 201716.1° 1934
March50° / 29°3.9 in48.5° 201228.2° 1916
April63° / 38°3.9 in55.7° 201742.5° 1943
May73° / 48°3.9 in65.8° 199152.2° 1967
June81° / 58°4.6 in72.7° 194362.8° 1907
July86° / 63°5.0 in77.7° 195568.8° 1956
August84° / 61°4.6 in75.6° 201865.1° 1927
September76° / 53°4.8 in69.3° 196158.9° 1917
October65° / 42°4.4 in60.2° 200745.1° 1925
November53° / 33°3.5 in47.5° 197534.6° 1901
December43° / 25°4.0 in45.3° 201519.9° 1989

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Lehigh County

Crime Radar: Bethlehem, Allentown, Emmaus, Northampton, Slatington, Hellertown, Catasauqua, Macungie

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