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United States / Pennsylvania / Scranton--Wilkes-Barre Metro Area / Wyoming County / Noxen township / Zip Codes
Noxen township, PA has a humid continental climate with mild summers and cold winters. The average temperature range is between 30 degrees Fahrenheit and 90 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the year. Winters usually consist of heavy snowfall and temperatures reaching as low as -5 degrees Fahrenheit on average. Summers can be hot and humid with high temperatures reaching up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit at times. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, averaging about 40 inches per year in Noxen Township.

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

Noxen township averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in Noxen township. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Noxen 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 80 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 Noxen township is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.2 Summer - 4.6 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Noxen township, 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 Noxen township with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Noxen township, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Noxen township are August, June and July.
In Noxen township, there are 3.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Noxen township with an average of 15.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Noxen township, there are 144.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Noxen township, there are 5.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Noxen township 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 Noxen township 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 42.1 inches in Noxen township means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Noxen township with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 129.4 rainy days annually in Noxen township, 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 38.0 inches in Noxen township means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Noxen township with 12.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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