Wilkes-Barre township, PA Climate

Wilkes-Barre Township, PA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid with average temperatures in the mid 70s while winters can be long and cold with temperatures reaching as low as the single digits. Spring and fall are mild, bringing moderate temperatures that hover around the 50 degree range. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, though there is typically more rain in the spring and summer months than in winter.

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

Wilkes-Barre township averages 37 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 Wilkes-Barre township. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wilkes-Barre township gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Wilkes-Barre township, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Wilkes-Barre township, Pennsylvania	United States
	41.5 in.	38.1 in.
	36.8 in.	27.8 in.
	128.1 days	106.2 days
	176 days	205 days
	83.7°	85.8°
	16.7°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.8	4.3
	745 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 Wilkes-Barre township with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In Wilkes-Barre township, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wilkes-Barre township are June, September and August.

In Wilkes-Barre township, there are 13.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wilkes-Barre township with an average of 16.7°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Wilkes-Barre township, there are 137.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Wilkes-Barre township, there are 3.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in Wilkes-Barre township 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.

September is the wettest month in Wilkes-Barre township with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.5 inches in Wilkes-Barre township means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in Wilkes-Barre township with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 128.1 rainy days annually in Wilkes-Barre 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 36.8 inches in Wilkes-Barre township means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Wilkes-Barre township with 12.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.