Scranton, PA Snowfall A-

First snow Nov 12 · Last snow Apr 4 · 69.8 in/yr · Station: PLEASANT MOUNT 1 W

Avg First Snow

Nov 12

Median over 23 seasons on normal

Avg Last Snow

Apr 4

Median over 23 seasons

Snow Season

144 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

69.8 in

Rank #42 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 0 days exactly on the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.4

Oct

4.5

Nov

13.8

Dec

18.7

Jan

16.0

Feb

13.5

Mar

3.0

Apr

May

Jun

How Scranton Compares

Scranton snowfall vs Pennsylvania and U.S. medians
Measure	Scranton	Pennsylvania median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	69.8 in	39.5 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 12	Nov 21	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 4	Mar 28	Apr 3
Snow season length	144 days	129 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (8 in Pennsylvania, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for PLEASANT MOUNT 1 W (USC00367029), 41 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.