Wilkes-Barre/Scranton weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 71/100), with July and August close behind. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton averages about 1,919 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 102 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,919
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 71/100
- Rain / year
- 1,163 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 41k
- Elevation
- 285 m
When is the best time to visit Wilkes-Barre/Scranton?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is May, then July and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 71 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Wilkes-Barre/Scranton?
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton gets a moderate 1,919 hours of sunshine a year. 71 Sunshine Score points separate May (71) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #432 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,163 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 71 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -8° / 18°F | 67 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -4° / 25°F | 80 mm | 3 |
| April | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 2° / 36°F | 93 mm | 5 |
| May | 71 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 102 mm | 6 |
| June | 67 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 122 mm | 6 |
| July | 69 | 28° / 82°F | 17° / 63°F | 112 mm | 7 |
| August | 69 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 116 mm | 6 |
| September | 68 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 118 mm | 5 |
| October | 46 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 113 mm | 3 |
| November | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 0° / 32°F | 79 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -4° / 25°F | 90 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Allentown/Bethlehem United States · 80 km · best in May · 2,074 h sun/yr
- Trenton United States · 141 km · best in May · 2,166 h sun/yr
- Harrisburg United States · 154 km · best in May · 2,080 h sun/yr
- Philadelphia United States · 168 km · best in May · 2,267 h sun/yr
- White Plains United States · 171 km · best in May · 2,150 h sun/yr
- New York United States · 181 km · best in Sep · 2,252 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Binghamton United States · 99 km · 1,934 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Williamsport United States · 101 km · 1,944 h sun/yr · best in May
- Elmira/Corning United States · 133 km · 1,863 h sun/yr · best in May
- Newburgh United States · 136 km · 2,022 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
How Wilkes-Barre/Scranton compares month by month: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs Syracuse · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs Allentown/Bethlehem · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs Trenton · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs Harrisburg · all comparisons
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