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United States / Pennsylvania / Scranton--Wilkes-Barre Metro Area / Luzerne County / Foster township (Luzerne County) / Zip Codes
Foster Township (Luzerne County), PA has a temperate climate with generally mild winters and warm summers. The average temperature in the area ranges from between the low 20s in the winter to mid 80s in the summer. Snowfall is usually light, but there can be occasional heavy storms, especially in the late winter and early spring months. Precipitation is usually moderate, though there can be times of drought during summer months. Overall, Foster Township has nice all-season weather and plenty of sunshine.

Foster township (Luzerne County), Pennsylvania gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Foster township (Luzerne County) averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Foster township (Luzerne County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Foster township (Luzerne County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Foster township (Luzerne 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 Foster township (Luzerne County) with an average high temperature of 80.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Foster township (Luzerne County), there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Foster township (Luzerne County) are August, June and July.
In Foster township (Luzerne County), there are 4.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Foster township (Luzerne County) with an average of 15.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Foster township (Luzerne County), there are 146.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Foster township (Luzerne County), there are 5.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Foster township (Luzerne County) 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 Foster township (Luzerne County) with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 48.6 inches in Foster township (Luzerne County) means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Foster township (Luzerne County) with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 125.3 rainy days annually in Foster township (Luzerne County), which is less rainy than most 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 43.4 inches in Foster township (Luzerne County) means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Foster township (Luzerne County) with 13.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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