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30-year climate normals

Lackawanna County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

84.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 20.3°F.

Lackawanna County gets 38.72" of precipitation a year and 45.1" of snow, and 30% 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.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 35.7° 20.3° 2.59" 11.7"
February 38.8° 21.9° 2.07" 10.9"
March 47.6° 28.9° 2.77" 10.1"
April 61.1° 39.3° 3.26" 0.8"
May 72.2° 49.6° 3.26" 0.0"
June 79.9° 58.1° 3.80" 0.0"
July 84.6° 62.7° 3.61" 0.0"
August 82.4° 61.1° 3.85" 0.0"
September 75.1° 54.0° 4.15" 0.0"
October 63.1° 43.3° 3.71" 0.7"
November 51.2° 34.3° 2.85" 3.2"
December 40.3° 26.3° 2.80" 7.7"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 30% falling in the wettest three months (Aug, Sep, Oct).

January 2.59"
February 2.07"
March 2.77"
April 3.26"
May 3.26"
June 3.80"
July 3.61"
August 3.85"
September 4.15"
October 3.71"
November 2.85"
December 2.80"
Annual total 38.72"

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 791
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,740
Approximate annual cooling cost At 21.55¢/kWh, Pennsylvania average $170
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $433

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 Lackawanna County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Lackawanna County?

Lackawanna County averages a high of 84.6°F in July and a low of 20.3°F in January. Annual precipitation is 38.72 inches, including 45.1 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Lackawanna County?

The wettest stretch is Aug, Sep, Oct, which accounts for 30% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Lackawanna County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 84.6°F. That drives 791 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Lackawanna County?

Yes. Lackawanna County averages 45.1 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station WILKES-BARRE INTL AP, PA US (USW00014777), 9.4 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.