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United States / Pennsylvania / Scranton--Wilkes-Barre Metro Area / Lackawanna County / Madison township (Lackawanna County) / Zip Codes
Madison Township is located in the northeast corner of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania and features a humid continental climate. The area experiences mild summers with temperatures reaching an average high of 78 degrees Fahrenheit (25.5 degrees Celsius) and cold winters with temperatures as low as 14 degrees Fahrenheit (-10 degrees Celsius). The area receives an average of 43 inches (109 centimeters) of rain annually and gets around 90 inches (228 centimeters) of snowfall over the course of the winter months. Madison Township has several lakes, rivers and forests which can affect the local climate.

Madison township (Lackawanna County), Pennsylvania gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Madison township (Lackawanna County) averages 63 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 Madison township (Lackawanna County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Madison township (Lackawanna County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 63 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Madison township (Lackawanna County) is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Madison township (Lackawanna 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 Madison township (Lackawanna County) with an average high temperature of 78.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Madison township (Lackawanna County), there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Madison township (Lackawanna County) are August, July and June.
In Madison township (Lackawanna County), there are 1.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Madison township (Lackawanna County) with an average of 14.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Madison township (Lackawanna County), there are 152.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Madison township (Lackawanna County), there are 6.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Madison township (Lackawanna 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 Madison township (Lackawanna County) with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.2 inches in Madison township (Lackawanna County) means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
April is the rainiest month in Madison township (Lackawanna County) with 12.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 131.3 rainy days annually in Madison township (Lackawanna 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 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 63.1 inches in Madison township (Lackawanna County) means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Madison township (Lackawanna County) with 18.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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