Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.3%) is water. It has a humid continental climate which is warm-summer (Dfb) except along the Lackawanna River from Olyphant and Blakely below Peckville on down and along the Susquehanna where it is hot-summer (Dfa). Average monthly temperatures in downtown Scranton range from 26.0 °F in January to 71.9 °F in July, in Carbondale they range from 23.8 °F in January to 69.7 °F in July, and in Moscow they range from 22.6 °F in January to 68.4 °F in July.
Geography According to the US Census Bureau the county has a total area of  of which is land and (13%) is water It has a humid continental climate which is warm-summer (Dfb) except along the Lackawanna River from Olyphant and Blakely below Peckville on down and along the Susquehanna where it is hot-summer (Dfa) Average monthly temperatures in downtown Scranton range from 260 °F in January to 719 °F in July in Carbondale they range from 238 °F in January to 697 °F in July and in Moscow they range from 226 °F in January to 684 °F in July