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United States / Pennsylvania / Scranton--Wilkes-Barre Metro Area / Lackawanna County / Dickson City / Zip Codes
Dickson City, PA has a humid continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with an average annual total of 44.6 inches of rainfall. Snowfall averages around 30 inches per year, which can vary from season to season. The average July high temperature is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit while the average January low temperature is 21 degrees Fahrenheit. Overall, the weather in Dickson City is mild and pleasant for much of the year.

Dickson City, Pennsylvania gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dickson City averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in Dickson City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dickson City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dickson City is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.7 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Dickson City, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDickson City, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  40.4 in.38.1 in.
  41.0 in.27.8 in.
  130.7 days106.2 days
  178 days205 days
  81.7°85.8°
  15.8°21.7°
  6.87
  3.64.3
  768 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 Dickson City with an average high temperature of 81.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Dickson City, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dickson City are June, August and July.
In Dickson City, there are 6.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dickson City with an average of 15.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Dickson City, there are 141.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Dickson City, there are 5.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Dickson City is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in Dickson City with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.4 inches in Dickson City means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Dickson City with 12.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 130.7 rainy days annually in Dickson City, 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 41.0 inches in Dickson City means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Dickson City with 13.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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