October
October · April · May
United States · 1991–2020
October leads for comfortable weather in Bethlehem: typically 24.5°C by day, 9.6°C at night, with 75 mm of rain. Based on measured 1991–2020 NOAA station history.
October · April · May
September · July · August
October · March · November
The weakest month is January, scoring 18 against October’s 81 — days reach only 13.1°C, 11° below the 24°C the score treats as ideal, and nights drop to 0.1°C.
Month by month
The bars show the comfort score. Day and night temperatures come from daily observed highs and lows; rain is the historical monthly estimate.
| Month | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days | Daylight | Comfort | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.1°C | 0.1°C | 134 mm | 8.6 | 10 h 12 | 18 | Good coverage |
| February | 15.3°C | 1.5°C | 153 mm | 8.4 | 10 h 58 | 26 | Good coverage |
| March | 19.9°C | 4.8°C | 144 mm | 7.7 | 11 h 53 | 49 | Good coverage |
| April | 24.1°C | 8.7°C | 123 mm | 7.3 | 12 h 57 | 72 | Good coverage |
| May | 28°C | 13.7°C | 96 mm | 6.9 | 13 h 50 | 72 | Good coverage |
| June | 31.4°C | 18.3°C | 120 mm | 8.2 | 14 h 18 | 53 | Good coverage |
| July | 32.9°C | 20.3°C | 112 mm | 9.2 | 14 h 07 | 45 | Good coverage |
| August | 32.4°C | 19.9°C | 128 mm | 8.4 | 13 h 21 | 46 | Good coverage |
| September | 29.9°C | 16.5°C | 120 mm | 5.7 | 12 h 20 | 63 | Good coverage |
| October | 24.5°C | 9.6°C | 75 mm | 4.9 | 11 h 19 | 81 | Good coverage |
| November | 18.6°C | 3.8°C | 121 mm | 6.7 | 10 h 26 | 47 | Good coverage |
| December | 14°C | 1°C | 130 mm | 8.1 | 10 h | 24 | Good coverage |
| Month | Record high | Record low | Wettest day | Wettest / driest month | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.7°C22 Jan 1999 | -21.1°C21 Jan 1985 | 147 mm18 Jan 1987 | 282 mm1990 · driest 27 mm in 1986 | 40 |
| February | 30.0°C17 Feb 2001 | -15.0°C5 Feb 1996 | 130 mm17 Feb 2001 | 327 mm1990 · driest 37 mm in 2010 | 40 |
| March | 32.8°C10 Mar 2009 | -10.0°C1 Mar 2002 | 110 mm4 Mar 1979 | 467 mm1980 · driest 1 mm in 2010 | 40 |
| April | 33.3°C21 Apr 1987 | -2.8°C1 Apr 2003 | 117 mm8 Apr 2004 | 359 mm1983 · driest 9 mm in 1987 | 40 |
| May | 35.6°C25 May 1996 | 2.8°C13 May 2013 | 92 mm16 May 1983 | 279 mm1976 · driest 3 mm in 2007 | 39 |
| June | 38.3°C30 Jun 2012 | 8.9°C1 Jun 1984 | 102 mm28 Jun 1999 | 369 mm1989 · driest 7 mm in 1988 | 37 |
| July | 40.6°C15 Jul 1980 | 12.8°C21 Jul 2009 | 105 mm11 Jul 2005 | 307 mm1989 · driest 25 mm in 1993 | 38 |
| August | 38.9°C18 Aug 2000 | 12.2°C14 Aug 2004 | 121 mm13 Aug 1992 | 257 mm1993 · driest 12 mm in 2011 | 37 |
| September | 38.9°C6 Sep 2002 | 3.3°C24 Sep 1999 | 141 mm4 Sep 2012 | 396 mm2009 · driest 23 mm in 1978 | 38 |
| October | 33.3°C5 Oct 2000 | -3.3°C30 Oct 2008 | 100 mm5 Oct 1995 | 242 mm1995 · driest 1 mm in 1978 | 38 |
| November | 33.9°C3 Nov 2003 | -8.9°C22 Nov 2008 | 91 mm23 Nov 1983 | 322 mm1986 · driest 22 mm in 1981 | 38 |
| December | 27.8°C8 Dec 1998 | -17.2°C23 Dec 1989 | 121 mm9 Dec 2013 | 282 mm2013 · driest 18 mm in 1980 | 39 |
| Month | Days 25°C+ | Days 30°C+ | Frost nights | Heavy rain (10 mm+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | <1 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| February | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| March | 7 | <1 | 7 | 4 |
| April | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| May | 25 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| June | 28 | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| July | 30 | 27 | 0 | 3 |
| August | 30 | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| September | 27 | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| October | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| November | 3 | <1 | 10 | 4 |
| December | <1 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| Month | Warm & dry days | Wet days | Washouts | Week with 3+ wet days | Daytime mean has ranged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8% | 28% | 14% | 35% | 9.5–15.9°C |
| February | 19% | 29% | 16% | 31% | 12.5–17.8°C |
| March | 42% | 26% | 15% | 28% | 16.9–22.4°C |
| April | 63% | 24% | 12% | 24% | 22.2–26.0°C |
| May | 74% | 24% | 10% | 26% | 26.2–29.5°C |
| June | 74% | 26% | 12% | 30% | 29.7–33.5°C |
| July | 69% | 31% | 12% | 37% | 30.9–34.3°C |
| August | 75% | 26% | 11% | 25% | 30.6–34.5°C |
| September | 78% | 21% | 11% | 18% | 27.9–31.7°C |
| October | 70% | 17% | 8% | 15% | 22.5–26.3°C |
| November | 36% | 23% | 12% | 23% | 16.5–21.3°C |
| December | 11% | 27% | 14% | 32% | 11.3–16.2°C |
A warm and dry day reaches 20°C with under 1 mm of rain; a wet day gets 1 mm or more; a washout gets 10 mm or more. The week column is the share of seven-day stretches in that month, across the station’s whole daily record, that contained three or more wet days — the odds a week-long trip is rained on repeatedly, counted rather than modelled. The last column is the 10th to 90th percentile of that month’s daytime average across individual years: a narrow band means the average is what you will get, a wide one means the average is a midpoint between years that felt quite different.
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