Lackawanna picks up around 24 more inches of snow each winter.
Lancaster sees rain or snow on roughly 15 fewer days each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Lackawanna | Metric | Lancaster |
|---|---|---|
| 155 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 161 days |
| 42 in | Precipitationper year | 39 in |
| 175 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 160 days |
| 118 in | Snowfallper year | 94 in |
| 2 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 3 days |
| 139 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 127 days |
| 74% | Humidityaverage relative | 73% |
| 47 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 49 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lackawanna high | 31 | 33 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Lancaster high | 32 | 33 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Lackawanna low | 17 | 17 | 24 | 35 | 46 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 52 | 42 | 32 | 24 |
| Lancaster low | 19 | 19 | 26 | 36 | 48 | 57 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 43 | 34 | 25 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lackawanna | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Lancaster | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lackawanna | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Lancaster | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Lackawanna vs another city
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- Lackawanna vs Buffalo, NY
- Lackawanna vs Hamburg, NY
- Lackawanna vs Cheektowaga, NY
- Lackawanna vs Depew, NY
- Lackawanna vs New York, NY
- Lackawanna vs Los Angeles, CA
- Lackawanna vs Chicago, IL
- Lackawanna vs Houston, TX
- Lackawanna vs Phoenix, AZ
- Lackawanna vs Philadelphia, PA
Lancaster vs another city
- Lancaster vs Depew, NY
- Lancaster vs Cheektowaga, NY
- Lancaster vs Harris Hill, NY
- Lancaster vs Williamsville, NY
- Lancaster vs West Seneca, NY
- Lancaster vs Eggertsville, NY
- Lancaster vs New York, NY
- Lancaster vs Los Angeles, CA
- Lancaster vs Chicago, IL
- Lancaster vs Houston, TX
- Lancaster vs Phoenix, AZ
- Lancaster vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).