Stroudsburg, PA Climate


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Stroudsburg, PA experiences a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid while winters can be cold and snowy. Spring and fall tend to be mild with occasional rain showers or thunderstorms. The average temperature range is between 25°F in the winter to around 86°F in the summer months. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 42 inches annually. The area receives plenty of sunshine, though cloud cover can sometimes make for overcast days during the summer months as well.

Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Stroudsburg averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Stroudsburg. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stroudsburg gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Stroudsburg is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Stroudsburg, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateStroudsburg, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  50.1 in.38.1 in.
  32.8 in.27.8 in.
  129.6 days106.2 days
  195 days205 days
  84.2°85.8°
  16.8°21.7°
  6.97
  3.74.3
  430 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 Stroudsburg with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Stroudsburg, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Stroudsburg are June, September and August.
In Stroudsburg, there are 12.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Stroudsburg with an average of 16.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Stroudsburg, there are 139.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Stroudsburg, there are 3.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Stroudsburg but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in Stroudsburg with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 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 50.1 inches in Stroudsburg means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Stroudsburg with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 129.6 rainy days annually in Stroudsburg, 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 32.8 inches in Stroudsburg means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Stroudsburg with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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I know that many people are afraid of investing in real estate right now and the lenders are stricter, but what a grand opportunity if you were thinking about buying but  More

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The Pocono area has become a suburb of NYC and the metro areas of NJ. The cost of housing has sky rocketed in the last couple of years. Also school taxes have increased  More

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