Lackawanna County, PA Climate

Lackawanna, PA County has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold, snowy winters. Average summer temperatures range from the low to mid 70s, while winter temperatures drop to the 20s and teens. Precipitation is abundant year-round, averaging around 44 inches annually. The area also gets an average of 37 inches of snowfall each winter. Humidity levels are higher in the summer months but overall remain quite comfortable throughout the year.

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

Lackawanna County averages 48 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 Lackawanna County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lackawanna County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Lackawanna County, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lackawanna, Pennsylvania	United States
	41.8 in.	38.1 in.
	48.4 in.	27.8 in.
	133.5 days	106.2 days
	176 days	205 days
	81.1°	85.8°
	15.3°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.6	4.3
	1458 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 Lackawanna County with an average high temperature of 81.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Lackawanna County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lackawanna County are June, August and July.

In Lackawanna County, there are 5.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lackawanna County with an average of 15.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In Lackawanna County, there are 144.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Lackawanna County, there are 6.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in Lackawanna County 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 Lackawanna County with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.8 inches in Lackawanna County means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in Lackawanna County with 12.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.1 rainy days. There are 133.5 rainy days annually in Lackawanna County, 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 48.4 inches in Lackawanna County means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Lackawanna County with 15.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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