Zip 18360 (Stroudsburg, PA) Climate

18360 Stroudsburg, PA has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are usually warm and humid, while winters are cold but relatively mild compared to other parts of the country. The average high temperature in the summer is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average low temperature in winter is around 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Spring and fall are also pleasant with temperatures ranging between 50-70 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is common throughout the year with most of it falling as rain during spring and summer months, while snowfall typically occurs from December through February.

Stroudsburg (zip 18360), Pennsylvania gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Stroudsburg (zip 18360) averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Stroudsburg (zip 18360). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stroudsburg (zip 18360) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 18360 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 18360 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 18360 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 18360 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 18360 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 18360 zip code, there are 12.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 18360 zip code with an average of 16.8°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18360 zip code, there are 139.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 18360 zip code, there are 3.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 18360 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

September is the wettest month in the 18360 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.1 inches in the 18360 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 18360 zip code with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 129.6 rainy days annually in the 18360 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 32.8 inches in the 18360 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 18360 zip code with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Ona · Jersey City, NJ

Stroudsburg Schools

Over 19 years ago

I lived in Stroudsburg for a while and found the school system to be More

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Catherine · Stroudsburg, PA

Commuting to NYC from NEPA

Over 19 years ago

Quality of life is much better than was in NYC. More quiet, calm, safe. Better atmosphere, less stressful. Close enough to NYC to visit and/or commute, but far enough More