The Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA metro area is located on the Susquehanna River, 50 miles west of Scranton and 100 miles from Philadelphia. Bloomsburg is one of the smaller metros in the United States and is comprised of Columbia and Montour counties.

The many benefits of living in the Bloomsburg metro include low crime, walkable city, comfortable summers and affordability. The region features nearby mountain terrain, which is a great recreation resource.

Some disadvantages of the Bloomsburg metro area include rainy days, gloomy weather and harsh winters.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. August, June and July are the most pleasant months, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

In the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85 degrees. The most pleasant months of the year for the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area are June, August and July. July is the hottest month for the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area with an average high temperature of 82.2 degrees, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area with an average of 17.0 degrees. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

The annual rainfall of 44.7 inches in the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% falls in Spring, which is the driest season. June is the wettest month in the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area 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.

An annual snowfall of 33.3 inches in the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the Bloomsburg-Berwick metro area with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.