Average Precipitation for Pennsylvania in October

The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during October at cities and other locations in Pennsylvania.

Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives this month along with information on the number of days with wet weather. That includes the days when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.

The precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

You can jump to a separate table for Eastern and Western Pennsylvania.

Eastern Pennsylvania

Average monthly precipitation in October
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
10 Allentown 4.1 105
9 Chambersburg 3.5 90
12 East Stroudsburg 5.2 133
13 George Stevenson Reservoir 3.7 94
8 Gettysburg 3.7 94
11 Harrisburg 3.7 93
10 Lancaster 4.2 106
10 Lebanon 4.1 104
11 Matamoras 4.7 119
11 Norristown 4.3 110
9 Philadelphia 3.5 88
10 Reading 3.8 97
11 State College 3.5 88
11 Sunbury 3.9 100
12 Towanda 3.7 93
11 Wilkes-Barre & Scranton 3.7 94
11 Williamsport 3.7 94
8 York 3.9 100

Western Pennsylvania

October averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
11 Altoona 2.9 74
14 Bradford 4.4 111
13 Butler 3.3 84
15 DuBois 3.4 86
14 Erie 4.4 111
13 Indiana 3.5 89
14 Jamestown 3.6 90
15 Meadville 3.7 95
12 New Castle 3.2 82
11 Pittsburgh 2.8 72
12 Uniontown 3.2 81
15 Warren 4.0 102
12 Youghiogheny River Lake 3.4 85
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

Pennsylvania Precipitation
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