Pottsville, PA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Pottsville actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Pottsville, PA, the comfort score comes out to 43/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Pottsville's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Pottsville run from 25°F in Jan up to 70°F in Jul, a 45.3°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Pottsville, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 18°F | 3.89in | 12.3in |
| Feb | 35°F | 18°F | 3in | 12.7in |
| Mar | 44°F | 25°F | 4.21in | 9.2in |
| Apr | 57°F | 37°F | 4.39in | 2.1in |
| May | 67°F | 47°F | 4.65in | 0in |
| Jun | 76°F | 56°F | 5.07in | 0in |
| Jul | 80°F | 61°F | 5.2in | 0in |
| Aug | 78°F | 58°F | 4.68in | 0in |
| Sep | 72°F | 52°F | 5.24in | 0in |
| Oct | 60°F | 41°F | 4.85in | 0.5in |
| Nov | 48°F | 31°F | 4.12in | 2.2in |
| Dec | 37°F | 23°F | 4.29in | 9in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Pottsville's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Pottsville actually gets
Over a typical year, Pottsville sees about 53.59in of precipitation a year across roughly 140 days with measurable rain or snow, with 48in of snow a year.
Pottsville against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Pottsville comes in at 4043; within PA alone it ranks 157 of 193. Population is about 13,404.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Mahanoy City 2 N, PA US, the NOAA station 11.2 miles from Pottsville, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is