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30-year climate normals

Carbon County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

81.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 18.7°F.

Carbon County gets 51.89" of precipitation a year and 27.3" of snow, and 29% of it falls in Aug, Sep, Oct.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 35.6° 18.7° 3.76" 7.8"
February 38.4° 20.6° 2.92" 9.8"
March 47.2° 27.7° 3.90" 6.3"
April 60.9° 38.0° 3.86" 0.4"
May 70.5° 48.3° 4.25" 0.0"
June 77.6° 57.1° 5.15" 0.0"
July 81.7° 62.4° 4.65" 0.0"
August 79.8° 60.0° 4.86" 0.0"
September 73.3° 52.7° 5.60" 0.0"
October 61.6° 41.1° 4.73" 0.0"
November 50.1° 31.7° 3.85" 0.3"
December 39.8° 24.4° 4.36" 2.7"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 29% falling in the wettest three months (Aug, Sep, Oct).

January 3.76"
February 2.92"
March 3.90"
April 3.86"
May 4.25"
June 5.15"
July 4.65"
August 4.86"
September 5.60"
October 4.73"
November 3.85"
December 4.36"
Annual total 51.89"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 581
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,027
Approximate annual cooling cost At 21.55¢/kWh, Pennsylvania average $125
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $455

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Carbon County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Carbon County?

Carbon County averages a high of 81.7°F in July and a low of 18.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 51.89 inches, including 27.3 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Carbon County?

The wettest stretch is Aug, Sep, Oct, which accounts for 29% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Carbon County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 81.7°F. That drives 581 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Carbon County?

Yes. Carbon County averages 27.3 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station LEHIGHTON 1SSW, PA US (USC00364934), 6.7 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Pennsylvania residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.