Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Bensalem, PA. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Bensalem typically lands right in that transitional sweet spot, with average highs of 60° and lows dipping to 36° overnight. The date has seen some wild swings over 110 years of records — from a balmy 81° back in 1928 to a bitter 22° low in 1992. There's about a 1-in-3 chance of rain today, but snow is essentially off the table.
Bensalem's weather has real extremes baked into its history — the thermometer has swung from a brutal -18° in January 1935 all the way up to 105° in July 1936, a span of 123 degrees. A single storm dumped 6.85 inches of rain in August 1971, and a January 2016 blizzard buried the area under 20 inches of snow in one day.
Summers here are legitimately hot, with the warmest week of the year (July 16–22) averaging a high of 88°, while January is the time to bundle up with highs barely cracking 40°. If you're trying to dodge rain, note that mid-July is also the wettest stretch, averaging 1.44 inches in a single week. Spring and fall offer the most comfortable conditions, with April and October highs in the mid-60s.