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United States / Pennsylvania / Scranton--Wilkes-Barre Metro Area / Lackawanna County / Moosic / Zip Codes
Moosic, PA has a humid subtropical climate. The summers are typically hot and muggy with average temperatures between 75-85 degrees Fahrenheit. The winters in Moosic are typically mild with average temperatures around 34-45 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with an average of approximately 40 inches per year. Snowfall averages at around 20 inches each winter season. Temperatures tend to stay comfortable throughout the year making Moosic an ideal place to live all year round.

Moosic, Pennsylvania gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Moosic averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Moosic. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Moosic 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateMoosic, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  40.9 in.38.1 in.
  38.4 in.27.8 in.
  130.1 days106.2 days
  179 days205 days
  81.9°85.8°
  16.1°21.7°
  6.87
  3.64.3
  636 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 Moosic with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Moosic, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Moosic are June, August and July.
In Moosic, there are 6.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Moosic with an average of 16.1°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Moosic, there are 139.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Moosic, there are 5.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Moosic 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 Moosic with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.9 inches in Moosic means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Moosic with 12.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 130.1 rainy days annually in Moosic, 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 38.4 inches in Moosic means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Moosic with 13.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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