Best time to visit Steamtown National Historic Site
April and May are the best balance at Steamtown National Historic Site: mild and dry for the park (average highs 61° to 72°F), with moderate crowds. August is busiest, with about 10,000 visitors. March is the quietest, with highs near 48°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Wilkes-barre Intl AP, PA USW00014777
- Lat / lon
- 41.33, -75.73
- Elevation
- 930 ft
- From park center
- 5.9 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 36° | 39° | 48° | 61° | 72° | 80° | 85° | 82° | 75° | 63° | 51° | 40° | 61° |
| Low, °F | 20° | 22° | 29° | 39° | 50° | 58° | 63° | 61° | 54° | 43° | 34° | 26° | 42° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 38.7 |
| Snow, in | 11.7 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 7.7 | 45.1 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:29 | 10:33 | 11:48 | 13:16 | 14:29 | 15:09 | 14:53 | 13:50 | 12:25 | 11:01 | 9:48 | 9:12 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 60 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 20° | 2.6 | 11.7 | 9:29 | 1,300 | Quiet | Cold |
| February | 39° | 22° | 2.1 | 10.9 | 10:33 | 1,600 | Quiet | Cold |
| March | 48° | 29° | 2.8 | 10.1 | 11:48 | 2,400 | Quiet | Cool |
| Aprilbest | 61° | 39° | 3.3 | 0.8 | 13:16 | 3,700 | Moderate | Mild |
| Maybest | 72° | 50° | 3.3 | 0 | 14:29 | 5,200 | Moderate | Mild |
| June | 80° | 58° | 3.8 | 0 | 15:09 | 7,300 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 85° | 63° | 3.6 | 0 | 14:53 | 9,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 82° | 61° | 3.9 | 0 | 13:50 | 10,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 75° | 54° | 4.2 | 0 | 12:25 | 5,200 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| October | 63° | 43° | 3.7 | 0.7 | 11:01 | 3,600 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| November | 51° | 34° | 2.9 | 3.2 | 9:48 | 3,200 | Moderate | Cool |
| December | 40° | 26° | 2.8 | 7.7 | 9:12 | 6,900 | Busy | Cool |
| Year | 61° | 42° | 38.7 | 45.1 | 60,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest July, average high 85°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 20°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 60,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Pennsylvania
Closures, reservations and alerts: Steamtown National Historic Site on nps.gov
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