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United States / Pennsylvania / Scranton--Wilkes-Barre Metro Area / Wyoming County / Falls township (Wyoming County) / Zip Codes
Falls Township (Wyoming County), PA has a temperate climate, with four distinct seasons and moderate temperatures. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures typically reaching the mid to upper 80s. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures averaging in the 30s. The spring and autumn months bring pleasant weather, with plenty of sunshine throughout the year. Precipitation is spread evenly throughout the year as well, making Falls Township an ideal place to visit or live regardless of the season.

Falls township (Wyoming County), Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Falls township (Wyoming County) averages 50 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in Falls township (Wyoming County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Falls township (Wyoming County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 16
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 50 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Falls township (Wyoming County) 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 Falls township (Wyoming County), while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Falls township (Wyoming County) with an average high temperature of 81.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Falls township (Wyoming County), there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Falls township (Wyoming County) are June, August and July.
In Falls township (Wyoming County), there are 5.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Falls township (Wyoming County) with an average of 15.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Falls township (Wyoming County), there are 142.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Falls township (Wyoming County), there are 6.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Falls township (Wyoming County) 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.
June is the wettest month in Falls township (Wyoming County) with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.7 inches in Falls township (Wyoming County) means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Falls township (Wyoming County) with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 136.1 rainy days annually in Falls township (Wyoming County), 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 49.7 inches in Falls township (Wyoming County) means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Falls township (Wyoming County) with 15.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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