Will Pipes Freeze in Clinton County, PA? 60 nights a Year
Freeze nights in Clinton County
In a normal year Clinton County, PA gets 60 nights at or below 20°F, the point where bare pipes in a garage, attic or outside wall start to freeze. That is more than 71% of US counties.
Risk level: Severe. The risk season runs November to April, worst in January.
It depends where the pipe is
| Pipe | Freezes near | Nights a year |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor spigot, open crawlspace | 32°F | 152 nights |
| Bare pipe in garage, attic or outside wall | 20°F | 60 nights |
| Insulated pipe in unheated space | 10°F | 22 nights |
| Inside the heated house | 0°F | 7 nights |
Foam-sleeving a bare pipe in unheated space takes it from 60 nights of risk to 22 nights. A 12 ft heat-tape kit runs $17 to $37; an average burst-pipe repair is about $500.
Month by month
Nights at or below 20°F in a normal year.
First 32°F night is usually around 09/27, last around 05/21. For 20°F: 11/08 to 04/08.
How cold Clinton County nights get
Average winter (Dec-Feb) low: 19°F; the coldest month, January, averages 17°F overnight. 9 months normally bring at least one night below 32°F (Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec). Nights below 10°F, cold enough to freeze insulated pipe in an unheated space, come in January, February, March, November, December: 22 nights a year, and 7 nights below zero.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17°F | 17°F | 24°F | 34°F | 44°F | 53°F | 57°F | 56°F | 49°F | 39°F | 29°F | 23°F |
Clinton County next to its neighbours
Cameron County, PA, 52 km northwest, gets 65 nights below 20°F to Clinton County's 60 nights. Centre County, PA, 41 km southwest, gets 55 nights.
| County | Distance | Below 32°F | Below 20°F | Jan low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton County, PA | - | 152 nights | 60 nights | 17°F |
| Centre County, PA | 41 km southwest | 136 nights | 55 nights | 19°F |
| Lycoming County, PA | 49 km east | 131 nights | 50 nights | 19°F |
| Cameron County, PA | 52 km northwest | 156 nights | 65 nights | 15°F |
| Union County, PA | 57 km southeast | 137 nights | 49 nights | 20°F |
| Potter County, PA | 61 km north | 164 nights | 76 nights | 14°F |
| Tioga County, PA | 66 km northeast | 158 nights | 70 nights | 15°F |
Clinton County within PA
Clinton County ranks 21 of 67 PA counties for nights below 20°F. The most is Susquehanna County, PA at 80 nights, with a 15°F average winter low. The fewest is Delaware County, PA: 15 nights, winter lows near 28°F. At 1,439 ft, Clinton County sits 298 ft above the state's median county elevation of 1,141 ft.
What to do here
- Treat it as a building fix, not a night-of routine: insulate, heat tape, seal crawlspace vents.
- An automatic leak shutoff pays for itself if one burst is avoided.
- Know where the main shutoff is before the first hard freeze.
Interior pipes have a threshold too: the four freeze points.
Where this comes from
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals, blended from 3 nearby stations and adjusted for elevation; closest is Clarence, PA, 34 km away (fair match). A normal year, not tonight's forecast: check the forecast low for the night itself. How a county figure is built from stations: how the numbers are made.