Hazleton climate — normals and trends
Hazleton (United States) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 1,157 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Hazleton averages 119 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Hazleton has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 132 to 106 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 3 July 1966) and the coldest -29.3 °C (on 19 January 1997).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
HazletonPennsylvania
- coords
- 40.96°, -75.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,157mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
25.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
119 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
99.9 cm
Average feels-like high
12.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
39.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
36.6 °C
3 July 1966
Coldest day
-29.3 °C
19 January 1997
Wettest day
141 mm
1 September 2021
Windiest day
53.7 km/h
15 October 1954
Strongest gust
140.0 km/h
15 October 1954
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
26 August 1948
Coldest feels-like
-35.2 °C
19 January 1997
Snowiest day
35.6 cm
13 March 1993
Sunniest day
14.3 h
10 July 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 26 mm | -56 mm |
| Feb | 2.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 71 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +5.2 °C | 76 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 91 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 174 mm | +63 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 110 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 139 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 25.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 52 mm | -54 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 63 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 112 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 50 mm | -41 mm |
| Dec | 0.8 °C | -1.8 °C | 76 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hazleton?
Hazleton has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 1,157 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hazleton?
The hottest day measured in Hazleton between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1966, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hazleton?
The coldest day measured in Hazleton between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1997, at -29.3 °C.
Does it snow in Hazleton?
Yes. Hazleton gets on average 99.9 cm of snow per year and has around 119 frost days.
Has the climate of Hazleton warmed?
Yes: Hazleton warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hazleton?
The wettest day measured in Hazleton between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 2021, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hazleton?
The windiest day measured in Hazleton between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1954, with winds reaching 53.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hazleton?
The warmest month in Hazleton is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Hazleton?
Hazleton receives on average 1,157 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hazleton?
Hazleton gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hazleton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hazleton between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with 35.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hazleton?
Yes: Hazleton has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hazleton?
In Hazleton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 26 August 1948, and the lowest was -35.2 °C on 19 January 1997.
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