Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Weather
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Climate of Wilkes-Barre: monthly averages
Based on 25 years of satellite and reanalysis data (2001-2025), July is usually the hottest month in Wilkes-Barre, with average daytime highs around 28°C. January is the coolest, when nights typically fall to about -8°C and frost is possible on the coldest nights. That is a wide yearly range of roughly 36°C, so the seasons feel very different from each other.
The area receives about 1210 mm of rain in a typical year. Most of it falls from May to October (around 58% of the yearly total), and June is the wettest month at roughly 122 mm.
There is no long, mild season here; June usually comes closest to comfortable outdoor weather, with highs near 25°C.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0° | -8° | 74 mm | 89% |
| Feb | 1° | -8° | 71 mm | 88% |
| Mar | 7° | -4° | 86 mm | 83% |
| Apr | 14° | 2° | 96 mm | 79% |
| May | 20° | 9° | 105 mm | 79% |
| Jun | 25° | 14° | 122 mm | 79% |
| Jul | 28° | 17° | 120 mm | 75% |
| Aug | 27° | 16° | 119 mm | 74% |
| Sep | 24° | 12° | 122 mm | 74% |
| Oct | 16° | 5° | 116 mm | 79% |
| Nov | 9° | 0° | 84 mm | 83% |
| Dec | 3° | -5° | 98 mm | 88% |
Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged over the roughly 50 km grid area around Wilkes-Barre. Values describe typical conditions, not a forecast.
About Wilkes-Barre weather
Wilkes-Barre is set in Pennsylvania's humid continental climate, from the Appalachians to the Delaware valley, about 156 km north-west of Philadelphia. Summers bring warm, humid summers (June–August). The year winds down with cold winters (December–February) with regular snow. This page shows live, auto-refreshing weather for Wilkes-Barre: current conditions, an hourly breakdown, a 16-day outlook, a date-lookup tool for any past or future date, and real-time air quality, sourced from Open-Meteo. Local timezone: America/New_York.
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Wilkes-Barre is about 156 km north-west of Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania.
Wilkes-Barre sees cold winters (December–February) with regular snow.
The live current conditions, hourly forecast and 16-day outlook above are pulled in real time for Wilkes-Barre's exact coordinates. No fixed schedule, the page updates whenever you load it.
July is usually the hottest month in Wilkes-Barre, with average daytime highs of about 28°C and nights around 17°C.
The coldest nights come in January, when the average low is about -8°C and daytime highs reach around 0°C. Frost is possible on clear, calm nights.
Wilkes-Barre receives about 1210 mm of rain in a typical year. June is the wettest month at roughly 122 mm, and the main rainy period is May to October.
There is no long mild season in Wilkes-Barre. June usually comes closest to comfortable outdoor weather.
In November Wilkes-Barre typically sees daytime highs near 9°C and lows near 0°C, with about 84 mm of rain over the month and average humidity around 83%. Check the live forecast above for this week's actual conditions.
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Live temperature for Wilkes-Barre is shown at the top of this page and refreshes automatically — see the hourly breakdown below for how it changes through the day.
Wilkes-Barre's day-to-day weather follows the broader pattern of Pennsylvania described above. See the hourly weather forecast or the air quality index for more detail.