Pocono Woodland Lakes, PA Climate


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Pocono Woodland Lakes, PA has a humid continental climate with warm and humid summers and cold and snowy winters. The average summer temperature is typically around 75°F (24°C) while the average winter temperature is around 25°F (-4°C). Rainfall tends to be more common in late spring and early summer, but precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Snowfall can begin as early as late October and last through April, averaging about 50 inches (127 cm) per year.

Pocono Woodland Lakes, Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pocono Woodland Lakes averages 53 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 Pocono Woodland Lakes. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pocono Woodland Lakes gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 15
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimatePocono Woodland Lakes, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  45.3 in.38.1 in.
  52.7 in.27.8 in.
  126.0 days106.2 days
  189 days205 days
  80.3°85.8°
  15.0°21.7°
  6.77
  3.84.3
  1248 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 Pocono Woodland Lakes with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Pocono Woodland Lakes, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pocono Woodland Lakes are August, June and July.
In Pocono Woodland Lakes, there are 3.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pocono Woodland Lakes with an average of 15.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Pocono Woodland Lakes, there are 144.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Pocono Woodland Lakes, there are 4.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Pocono Woodland Lakes 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.
June is the wettest month in Pocono Woodland Lakes with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.3 inches in Pocono Woodland Lakes means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Pocono Woodland Lakes with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 126.0 rainy days annually in Pocono Woodland Lakes, 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 52.7 inches in Pocono Woodland Lakes means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Pocono Woodland Lakes with 15.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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