Zip 18509 (Scranton, PA) Climate

18509 Scranton, PA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average temperatures in the summer range from 68°F to 86°F with occasional days reaching up to 90°F or higher. Winters are much colder, with average temperatures ranging from 23°F to 35°F and occasional days dropping below 0°F. The area typically gets around 40 inches of rain per year making it wetter than other parts of Pennsylvania. Snowfall is fairly common during the winter months, averaging around 33 inches annually.

Scranton (zip 18509), Pennsylvania gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Scranton (zip 18509) averages 41 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 Scranton (zip 18509). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Scranton (zip 18509) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18509 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.2 Summer - 4.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 18509 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 the 18509 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 18509 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 18509 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 18509 zip code, there are 6.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 18509 zip code with an average of 15.9°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18509 zip code, there are 140.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18509 zip code, there are 5.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 18509 zip code 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 the 18509 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 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 40.4 inches in the 18509 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 18509 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 130.7 rainy days annually in the 18509 zip code, 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 40.8 inches in the 18509 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18509 zip code with 13.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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