Average Sunshine in Pennsylvania for March
Number of Sunny Days
In the table below, the average number of Sunny Days for a city in Pennsylvania is the total days this month when the sky is mostly clear. This includes the days when cloud covers up to 30% of the sky during daylight hours.
Partly Sunny Days have cloud covering from 40% to 70% of the sky during the daytime.
Total Days With Sun is a sum of the Sunny plus Partly Sunny days. The rest of the days are mainly overcast, with at least 80% cloud cover. All the numbers are annual averages, made from years of weather watching.
City | Sunny | Partly Sunny | Total Days With Sun |
---|---|---|---|
Allentown | 8 | 8 | 16 |
Erie | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Harrisburg | 7 | 8 | 15 |
Philadelphia | 8 | 8 | 16 |
Pittsburgh | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Wilkes-Barre & Scranton | 5 | 8 | 13 |
Williamsport | 6 | 8 | 14 |
Amount of Sun
Here's another way to look at how much sunshine a city gets. The % Sun number measures the percentage of time between sunrise and sunset that sunshine reaches the ground. Again, these amounts are monthly averages based on many years of weather observations.
City | % Sun |
---|---|
Allentown | 53 |
Harrisburg | 58 |
Philadelphia | 55 |
Pittsburgh | 43 |
Wilkes-Barre & Scranton | 50 |
Reference
National Climatic Data Center. Comparative Climatic Data.