Wilkes-Barre, PA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Wilkes-Barre actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Wilkes-Barre, 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 Wilkes-Barre's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Wilkes-Barre 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.
Wilkes-Barre, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 20°F | 2.59in | 11.7in |
| Feb | 39°F | 22°F | 2.07in | 10.9in |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 2.77in | 10.1in |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.26in | 0.8in |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 3.26in | 0in |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 3.8in | 0in |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 3.61in | 0in |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.85in | 0in |
| Sep | 75°F | 54°F | 4.15in | 0in |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 3.71in | 0.7in |
| Nov | 51°F | 34°F | 2.85in | 3.2in |
| Dec | 40°F | 26°F | 2.8in | 7.7in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Wilkes-Barre's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Wilkes-Barre actually gets
Over a typical year, Wilkes-Barre sees about 38.72in of precipitation a year across roughly 139 days with measurable rain or snow, with 45.1in of snow a year.
Wilkes-Barre against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Wilkes-Barre comes in at 3697; within PA alone it ranks 131 of 193. Population is about 44,661.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Wilkes-Barre Intl Ap, PA US, the NOAA station 9.8 miles from Wilkes-Barre, 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