Wilkes-Barre (PA) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Wilkes-Barre

Wilkes-Barre average temperature chart (Celsius) Wilkes-Barre average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Wilkes-Barre (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -0.4 1.2 6.9 13.8 20.1 24.6 26.9 25.7 21.8 15.5 8.7 2.3
°F 31.4 34.2 44.4 56.8 68.2 76.2 80.5 78.3 71.2 60 47.7 36.1

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Wilkes-Barre monthly rainfall chart (mm) Wilkes-Barre monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Wilkes-Barre (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 58 59 69 84 99 104 99 93 91 75 86 71
inches 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.3 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.6 2.9 3.4 2.8
Rainy days 12 11 12 12 13 12 11 11 10 10 12 13

Average annual rainfall in Wilkes-Barre: 951.633mm (374.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Wilkes-Barre

Wilkes-Barre average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Wilkes-Barre
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 4.7 5.6 6.5 7.6 8.6 9.7 10 9 7.3 6.2 4 3.6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Wilkes-Barre average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Wilkes-Barre average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Wilkes-Barre (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -8.7 -7.7 -2.8 2.8 8.4 13 15.6 14.8 11.2 5 0.5 -5.3
Max °C -0.2 1.5 7.2 14.1 20.4 24.9 27.2 26 22.1 15.8 8.9 2.5
Min °F 16.4 18.2 27.1 37 47.1 55.3 60.1 58.6 52.1 41 32.9 22.6
Max °F 24.1 26.4 36 47.1 57.9 66 70.5 68.7 61.9 50.7 40.5 29.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Wilkes-Barre average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Wilkes-Barre average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Wilkes-Barre in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 3.6 2.1 2.3 4.6 8.8 15.2 20.8 22.3 20.1 15.4 10.5 6.4
°F 38.5 35.8 36.2 40.2 47.8 59.4 69.5 72.2 68.2 59.6 50.8 43.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Wilkes-Barre average winspeed by month (km/h) Wilkes-Barre average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Wilkes-Barre (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 16 16 17 17 15 13 12 12 13 14 16 16
mph 10 10 11 10 9 8 8 7 8 9 10 10

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Wilkes-Barre relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Wilkes-Barre
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
70% 68% 63% 61% 66% 71% 71% 74% 76% 73% 72% 73%

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Wilkes-Barre weather stats

Wilkes-Barre weather statistics
Hottest month: July 26.9°C 80.4°F
Driest month: January 58mm 2.3ins
Sunniest month: July 10hrs
Coldest month: January -0.4°C 31.3°F
Wettest month: June 104mm 4.1ins
Warmest sea: August 22.3°C 72.1°F
Map showing location of Wilkes-Barre (41.24591, -75.88131) Wilkes-Barre map pin © Google

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