Wilkes-Barre, PA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WILKES-BARRE INTL AP, PA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Wilkes-Barre has an annual average temperature of 51.3°F with about 38.7 inches of precipitation per year and 45.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.3°F). September is typically the wettest month (4.15 in) and February the driest (2.07 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →82 of 366 (22.4%) of Wilkes-Barre'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.
| 1940s | 10 | |
| 1950s | 56 | |
| 1960s | 38 | |
| 1970s | 25 | |
| 1980s | 37 | |
| 1990s | 53 | |
| 2000s | 46 | |
| 2010s | 55 | |
| 2020s | 46 |
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 | 35.7°F | 20.3°F | 28.0°F | 2.59 in | 11.7 in | 13 |
| February | 38.8°F | 21.9°F | 30.3°F | 2.07 in | 10.9 in | 11 |
| March | 47.6°F | 28.9°F | 38.3°F | 2.77 in | 10.1 in | 12 |
| April | 61.1°F | 39.3°F | 50.2°F | 3.26 in | 0.8 in | 12 |
| May | 72.2°F | 49.6°F | 60.9°F | 3.26 in | — | 13 |
| June | 79.9°F | 58.1°F | 69.0°F | 3.80 in | — | 13 |
| July | 84.6°F | 62.7°F | 73.7°F | 3.61 in | — | 11 |
| August | 82.4°F | 61.1°F | 71.8°F | 3.85 in | — | 11 |
| September | 75.1°F | 54.0°F | 64.6°F | 4.15 in | — | 10 |
| October | 63.1°F | 43.3°F | 53.2°F | 3.71 in | 0.7 in | 11 |
| November | 51.2°F | 34.3°F | 42.7°F | 2.85 in | 3.2 in | 10 |
| December | 40.3°F | 26.3°F | 33.3°F | 2.80 in | 7.7 in | 12 |
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