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United States / Pennsylvania / East Stroudsburg Metro Area / Monroe County / Jackson township (Monroe County) / Zip Codes
Jackson Township (Monroe County), PA has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the 80s and 90s during the day and 60s at night. Winters are cold with temperatures typically in the 30s during the day, dropping to single digits at night. Snowfall can be expected throughout this season. Spring and fall tend to be milder, but still carry some risk of severe storms. Rainfall is moderate and spread evenly throughout the year. The area gets about 44 inches of rainfall each year.

Jackson township (Monroe County), Pennsylvania gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jackson township (Monroe County) averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Jackson township (Monroe County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jackson township (Monroe County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Jackson township (Monroe County) is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Jackson township (Monroe County), while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateJackson township (Monroe County), PennsylvaniaUnited States
  49.8 in.38.1 in.
  35.0 in.27.8 in.
  130.0 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  84.0°85.8°
  16.8°21.7°
  6.97
  3.74.3
  1002 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Jackson township (Monroe County) with an average high temperature of 84.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Jackson township (Monroe County), there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jackson township (Monroe County) are June, September and August.
In Jackson township (Monroe County), there are 11.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Jackson township (Monroe County) with an average of 16.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Jackson township (Monroe County), there are 139.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Jackson township (Monroe County), there are 3.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Jackson township (Monroe County) but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in Jackson township (Monroe County) with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.8 inches in Jackson township (Monroe County) means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Jackson township (Monroe County) with 12.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 130.0 rainy days annually in Jackson township (Monroe County), which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.0 inches in Jackson township (Monroe County) means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Jackson township (Monroe County) with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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