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United States / Pennsylvania / New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area / Pike County / Lackawaxen / Zip Codes
Lackawaxen, PA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average high temperature in July is 81°F (27°C), while the average low temperature in January is 22°F (-5°C). Average annual precipitation for the area is 42 inches (107 cm), with snowfall averaging 34 inches (86 cm) per year. The town experiences all four seasons, from spring blooms to summer heat waves to autumn foliage to winter snowfalls.

Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lackawaxen averages 54 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Lackawaxen. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lackawaxen 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 15
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 54 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Lackawaxen, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Lackawaxen with an average high temperature of 80.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Lackawaxen, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lackawaxen are August, June and July.
In Lackawaxen, there are 4.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lackawaxen with an average of 14.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Lackawaxen, there are 148.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Lackawaxen, there are 6.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Lackawaxen 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 Lackawaxen with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 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 42.9 inches in Lackawaxen means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Lackawaxen with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 128.8 rainy days annually in Lackawaxen, 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 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 53.7 inches in Lackawaxen means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Lackawaxen with 15.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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