Scranton, PA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Scranton actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Scranton, PA, the comfort score comes out to 44/100, 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 Scranton's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Scranton run from 28°F in Jan up to 74°F in Jul, a 45.7°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
How wet Scranton actually gets
Over a typical year, Scranton sees about 38.72in of precipitation a year across roughly 139 days with measurable rain or snow, with 45.1in of snow a year.
Scranton against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Scranton comes in at 3672; within PA alone it ranks 130 of 193. Population is about 75,905.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from WILKES-BARRE INTL AP, PA US, the NOAA station 5.8 miles from Scranton, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated