Carbondale, PA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PLEASANT MT 1 W, PA US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Carbondale has an annual average temperature of 44.1°F with about 51.4 inches of precipitation per year and 69.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 77.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.9°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.01 in) and February the driest (3.02 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,593
Cooling need
51

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

66 of 366 (18%) of Carbondale's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
59
1960s
40
1970s
37
1980s
43
1990s
42
2000s
51
2010s
58
2020s
36

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 29.0°F 11.9°F 20.5°F 3.50 in 17.3 in 13
February 31.6°F 12.5°F 22.0°F 3.02 in 17.7 in 11
March 39.6°F 19.9°F 29.7°F 3.57 in 13.0 in 12
April 53.0°F 31.0°F 42.0°F 4.22 in 1.3 in 12
May 65.1°F 42.5°F 53.8°F 4.91 in 15
June 72.9°F 51.5°F 62.2°F 4.96 in 13
July 77.3°F 56.0°F 66.7°F 5.01 in 12
August 75.6°F 54.5°F 65.0°F 4.50 in 12
September 69.0°F 47.1°F 58.0°F 4.98 in 11
October 56.9°F 36.3°F 46.6°F 4.97 in 0.4 in 12
November 44.7°F 26.9°F 35.8°F 3.83 in 4.9 in 11
December 33.9°F 18.6°F 26.3°F 3.97 in 14.6 in 13

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