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United States / Pennsylvania / Scranton--Wilkes-Barre Metro Area / Luzerne County / Kingston township / Zip Codes
Kingston, PA has hot and humid summers with temperatures often reaching into the low 90s with high humidity levels. Winters in Kingston tend to be cold and snowy with average temperatures in the mid-30s and snowfall usually occurring between December and March. The town also experiences moderate rainfall throughout the year with an annual average of around 45 inches per year.

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

Kingston township averages 38 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 Kingston township. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kingston township gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.6 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Kingston, 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 Kingston with an average high temperature of 80.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Kingston, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kingston are August, June and July.
In Kingston, 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 Kingston with an average of 16.0°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Kingston, there are 140.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Kingston, there are 4.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Kingston 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 Kingston with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.7 inches in Kingston means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Kingston with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 129.3 rainy days annually in Kingston, 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 37.8 inches in Kingston means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Kingston with 12.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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