Honesdale, PA Climate


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Honesdale, PA is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania and has a humid continental climate. Summers tend to be warm and humid with temperatures averaging around 75°F while winters are cold and snowy with temperatures often dropping below freezing. The area gets an annual average of 42 inches of precipitation and receives over 100 inches of snowfall each year. Winters can be quite harsh, so it's important to prepare accordingly if you plan on visiting during this time of the year.

Honesdale, Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Honesdale averages 56 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 172 sunny days per year in Honesdale. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Honesdale 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 56 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Honesdale is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Honesdale, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Honesdale with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Honesdale, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Honesdale are June, August and July.
In Honesdale, there are 4.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Honesdale with an average of 14.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Honesdale, there are 147.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Honesdale, there are 7.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Honesdale is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Honesdale with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.4 inches in Honesdale means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Honesdale with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 129.6 rainy days annually in Honesdale, 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 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 55.9 inches in Honesdale means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Honesdale with 16.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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