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United States / Pennsylvania / Scranton--Wilkes-Barre Metro Area / Wyoming County / Meshoppen / Zip Codes
Meshoppen borough, PA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically hot and humid, while winters are cold and snowy. Spring and autumn are generally mild with some rain. The average high temperature in the summer is 75°F (24°C) and the average low winter temperature is 22°F (-5°C). Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an annual average of 43 inches (109 cm).

Meshoppen, Pennsylvania gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Meshoppen averages 57 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 173 sunny days per year in Meshoppen. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Meshoppen gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 139 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 57 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Meshoppen borough is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Meshoppen borough, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMeshoppen, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  41.1 in.38.1 in.
  56.7 in.27.8 in.
  139.4 days106.2 days
  173 days205 days
  80.1°85.8°
  14.3°21.7°
  6.67
  3.74.3
  640 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
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 Meshoppen borough with an average high temperature of 80.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Meshoppen borough, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Meshoppen borough are August, June and July.
In Meshoppen borough, there are 3.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Meshoppen borough with an average of 14.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Meshoppen borough, there are 148.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Meshoppen borough, there are 8.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Meshoppen borough 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 Meshoppen borough 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 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.1 inches in Meshoppen borough means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Meshoppen borough with 12.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 139.4 rainy days annually in Meshoppen borough, 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 56.7 inches in Meshoppen borough means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Meshoppen borough with 16.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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