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Holiday weather history: Erie, PA
What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Erie weather station over 31 years (1995–2025). For this year's forecast, check the National Weather Service forecast for this spot.
Quick answer for Halloween: typical high 58°F, low 45°F; rain or snow in 65% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 32%.
🎃 Halloween weather in Erie (Oct 31)
Warmest Halloween: 80°F (2024). Coldest high: 42°F (2017); coldest low 28°F (2002). Wettest: 1.38 in (2019); snowiest: 2.3 in (2023). The median Halloween high was 64°F in 1995–2009 and 52°F in 2010–2025 (-12°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-31 | 52°F | 45°F | 0.05 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 10-31 | 80°F | 67°F | 0.03 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 10-31 | 46°F | 32°F | 0.24 in | 2.3 in |
| 2022 | 10-31 | 63°F | 51°F | 0.04 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 10-31 | 58°F | 51°F | 0.22 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 10-31 | 50°F | 38°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 10-31 | 66°F | 35°F | 1.38 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 10-31 | 63°F | 50°F | 0.13 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 10-31 | 42°F | 35°F | 0.05 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 10-31 | 53°F | 37°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Erie (4th Thursday of Nov)
Warmest Thanksgiving: 64°F (2015). Coldest high: 25°F (2018); coldest low 18°F (2005). Wettest: 0.92 in (2007); snowiest: 10.8 in (2002). The median Thanksgiving high was 45°F in 1995–2009 and 46°F in 2010–2025 (+2°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-27 | 36°F | 29°F | 0.29 in | 2.2 in |
| 2024 | 11-28 | 42°F | 38°F | 0.29 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 11-23 | 45°F | 39°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 11-24 | 56°F | 37°F | 0.02 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 11-25 | 49°F | 42°F | 0.24 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 11-26 | 56°F | 46°F | 0.37 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 11-28 | 41°F | 34°F | 0.08 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 11-22 | 25°F | 20°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 11-23 | 38°F | 31°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 11-24 | 48°F | 40°F | 0.17 in | 0 |
🎄 Christmas Day weather in Erie (Dec 25)
Warmest Christmas Day: 61°F (2023). Coldest high: 15°F (2022); coldest low 4°F (2004). Wettest: 1.77 in (2017); snowiest: 20.9 in (2017). The median Christmas Day high was 30°F in 1995–2009 and 38°F in 2010–2025 (+8°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-25 | 42°F | 27°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 12-25 | 37°F | 29°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-25 | 61°F | 40°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 12-25 | 15°F | 12°F | 0.07 in | 1.7 in |
| 2021 | 12-25 | 56°F | 41°F | 0.69 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 12-25 | 30°F | 20°F | 0.73 in | 12.5 in |
| 2019 | 12-25 | 55°F | 25°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 12-25 | 34°F | 30°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 12-25 | 30°F | 14°F | 1.77 in | 20.9 in |
| 2016 | 12-25 | 39°F | 25°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Erie (Dec 31)
Warmest New Year's Eve: 62°F (2018). Coldest high: 15°F (2017); coldest low 11°F (2017). Wettest: 0.65 in (2018); snowiest: 16.2 in (1998). The median New Year's Eve high was 36°F in 1995–2009 and 39°F in 2010–2025 (+3°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-31 | 28°F | 20°F | 0.34 in | 9.0 in |
| 2024 | 12-31 | 48°F | 34°F | 0.09 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-31 | 39°F | 34°F | 0.08 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 12-31 | 53°F | 37°F | 0.30 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 12-31 | 50°F | 39°F | 0.12 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 12-31 | 37°F | 32°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 12-31 | 39°F | 29°F | 0.39 in | 4.0 in |
| 2018 | 12-31 | 62°F | 33°F | 0.65 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 12-31 | 15°F | 11°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 12-31 | 41°F | 28°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
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Station: GHCN-Daily USW00014860 (42.080, -80.182). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.