Scranton, Pennsylvania Climate
United States
Pop. 77,118 Elev. 238 m / 781 ft
TZ: America/New_York (UTC-4) ·
Scranton has mild summers with average highs of 83°F (28°C) in July, and frigid winters averaging 19°F (-7°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to 89°F (32°C), while wind chill can drive winter lows to 10°F (-12°C). Rain falls on about 50 days per year (33.0 in / 838 mm total), with snow on 5 days and 40 in (1028 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 84 sunny days per year and around 28 thunderstorm days.
| Temperature | 83°F (28°C) high | 19°F (-7°C) low |
| Feels like | 89°F (32°C) high | 10°F (-12°C) low |
| Rain | 50 days | 33.0 in (838 mm) /yr |
| Snow | 5 days | 40.5 in (1028 mm) /yr |
| Sky | 84 sunny | 28 stormy |
| Wind | 2.9 mph (1.3 m/s) avg |
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Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
68
Jan 80
Feb 57
Mar 74
Apr 76
May 66
Jun 58
Jul 47
Aug 53
Sep 43
Oct 67
Nov 74
Dec Humidity (%)
58
Jan 59
Feb 53
Mar 56
Apr 73
May 73
Jun 73
Jul 64
Aug 66
Sep 68
Oct 65
Nov 66
Dec Weather Days by Month
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Commercial airport 6 mi Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)
Ski resort 4 mi Montage Mountain Ski Area
National park 161 mi Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Mountain peak
(5,102 ft) 207 mi Algonquin Peak
Hospital 1 mi Regional Hospital of Scranton
Hiking trail 14 mi Pinchot Trail System
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°F -1°C | 19°F -7°C | 0.6 in 15 mm | 6.4 in163 mm | 5 |
| February | 35°F 2°C | 23°F -5°C | 1.7 in 43 mm | 12.1 in307 mm | 0 |
| March | 54°F 12°C | 33°F 1°C | 2.2 in 57 mm | 0.5 in12 mm | 7 |
| April | 60°F 16°C | 41°F 5°C | 3.3 in 83 mm | 3.0 in75 mm | 4 |
| May | 66°F 19°C | 51°F 10°C | 7.3 in 186 mm | — | 4 |
| June | 77°F 25°C | 61°F 16°C | 3.7 in 94 mm | — | 8 |
| July | 83°F 28°C | 66°F 19°C | 3.4 in 87 mm | — | 9 |
| August | 78°F 26°C | 58°F 14°C | 1.6 in 39 mm | — | 14 |
| September | 75°F 24°C | 55°F 13°C | 1.9 in 48 mm | — | 13 |
| October | 61°F 16°C | 43°F 6°C | 4.5 in 114 mm | — | 15 |
| November | 47°F 9°C | 34°F 1°C | 1.5 in 38 mm | 1.9 in49 mm | 2 |
| December | 33°F 0°C | 20°F -7°C | 1.4 in 35 mm | 16.6 in421 mm | 3 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 1 |
| March | 7 | 1 |
| April | 4 | 1 |
| May | 4 | 4 |
| June | 8 | 4 |
| July | 9 | 6 |
| August | 14 | 2 |
| September | 13 | 3 |
| October | 15 | 4 |
| November | 2 | 1 |
| December | 3 | 1 |