East Stroudsburg, PA Climate


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East Stroudsburg, PA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. The average temperature in the summer is around 75°F (24°C) and the average temperature in the winter is around 34°F (1°C). Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with an average of 45 inches per year. Snowfall averages around 25 inches annually. Humidity levels can be quite high during the summer months, while temperatures remain fairly mild during the winter months.

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Stroudsburg 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 East Stroudsburg. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Stroudsburg 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 16
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 East Stroudsburg 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 July are the most pleasant months in East Stroudsburg, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Stroudsburg, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  50.3 in.38.1 in.
  35.3 in.27.8 in.
  130.0 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  83.9°85.8°
  16.2°21.7°
  6.97
  3.74.3
  427 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 East Stroudsburg with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In East Stroudsburg, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Stroudsburg are June, September and August.
In East Stroudsburg, 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 East Stroudsburg with an average of 16.2°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In East Stroudsburg, there are 140.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In East Stroudsburg, there are 4.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in East Stroudsburg but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in East Stroudsburg with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 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 50.3 inches in East Stroudsburg means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in East Stroudsburg 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 East Stroudsburg, 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 35.3 inches in East Stroudsburg means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in East Stroudsburg with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 9 years ago

East Stroudsburg is a wonderful place to live. It's less than 90 minutes to NYC. We have beautiful mountain views. There are many beautiful communities with big  More

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I grew up in East Stroudsburg, PA and then my dad went into the ARMY so we moved around a lot. I took my husband up to where I am from and he fell in love with it. My  More

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Over 15 years ago

The Bad:East Stroudsburg (Eastburg to the locals) is a suburb of NYC. I moved here from St. Louis 3 yrs ago. The place has the crime, poor schools, and (surprisingly)  More

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