Shippensburg, PA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Shippensburg actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Shippensburg, PA, the comfort score comes out to 41/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Shippensburg's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Shippensburg run from 30°F in Jan up to 76°F in Jul, a 45.5°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Shippensburg, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 22°F | 3.17in | 9.8in |
| Feb | 42°F | 24°F | 2.66in | 10.3in |
| Mar | 51°F | 31°F | 3.7in | 6.7in |
| Apr | 64°F | 41°F | 3.64in | 0.4in |
| May | 74°F | 51°F | 4.01in | 0in |
| Jun | 83°F | 60°F | 4in | 0in |
| Jul | 87°F | 64°F | 3.98in | 0in |
| Aug | 85°F | 62°F | 3.34in | 0in |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 4.32in | 0in |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 3.33in | 0.2in |
| Nov | 53°F | 34°F | 2.98in | 0.8in |
| Dec | 42°F | 27°F | 3.36in | 5.4in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Aug, and Sep are Shippensburg's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Shippensburg actually gets
Over a typical year, Shippensburg sees about 42.49in of precipitation a year across roughly 126 days with measurable rain or snow, with 33.6in of snow a year.
Shippensburg against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Shippensburg comes in at 4469; within PA alone it ranks 189 of 193. Population is about 5,638.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Shippensburg, PA US, the NOAA station 0.7 miles from Shippensburg, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated