Current Drought Conditions for Pennsylvania - July 14, 2026
Pennsylvania Drought Report
As of July 14, 2026 approximately 15% (6,970 square miles) of Pennsylvania is under active drought conditions, with an additional 12% (5,608 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Pennsylvania: 8.7% (4,012 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 6.4% (2,959 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2).
The interactive map below shows current Pennsylvania drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 5,608 | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| Moderate Drought | 4,012 | 8.7% | 8.7% |
| Severe Drought | 2,959 | 6.4% | 6.4% |
Pennsylvania Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in Pennsylvania
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Abbottstown | Moderate Drought |
| Ackermanville | Abnormally Dry |
| Adamstown | Severe Drought |
| Albrightsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Aldan | Abnormally Dry |
| Alleghenyville | Severe Drought |
| Allenport | Abnormally Dry |
| Allentown | Abnormally Dry |
| Alsace Manor | Severe Drought |
| Altamont | Abnormally Dry |
| Ambler | Moderate Drought |
| Amity Gardens | Severe Drought |
| Annville | Moderate Drought |
| Arendtsville | Moderate Drought |
| Aristes | Abnormally Dry |
| Arlington Heights | Abnormally Dry |
| Ashland | Abnormally Dry |
| Aspers | Moderate Drought |
| Atglen | Severe Drought |
| Atlas | Abnormally Dry |
| Auburn | Abnormally Dry |
| Audubon | Severe Drought |
| Avon | Moderate Drought |
| Avondale | Moderate Drought |
| Bainbridge | Abnormally Dry |
| Bally | Severe Drought |
| Bangor | Abnormally Dry |
| Baumstown | Severe Drought |
| Beaver Meadows | Abnormally Dry |
| Bechtelsville | Severe Drought |
| Bedford | Abnormally Dry |
| Bendersville | Moderate Drought |
| Bernville | Severe Drought |
| Berrysburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Berwyn | Moderate Drought |
| Bethel | Moderate Drought |
| Bethlehem | Abnormally Dry |
| Biglerville | Moderate Drought |
| Birdsboro | Severe Drought |
| Blain | Abnormally Dry |
| Blandon | Severe Drought |
| Blue Ball | Moderate Drought |
| Blue Bell | Moderate Drought |
| Blue Ridge Summit | Severe Drought |
| Boiling Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Bonneauville | Moderate Drought |
| Boothwyn | Abnormally Dry |
| Bowers | Severe Drought |
| Bowmanstown | Abnormally Dry |
| Bowmansville | Moderate Drought |
| Boyertown | Severe Drought |
| Brandonville | Abnormally Dry |
| Bressler | Abnormally Dry |
| Brickerville | Abnormally Dry |
| Bridgeport | Moderate Drought |
| Bristol | Moderate Drought |
| Broad Top City | Abnormally Dry |
| Brodheadsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Brookhaven | Abnormally Dry |
| Bryn Athyn | Moderate Drought |
| Buck Run | Abnormally Dry |
| Caln | Severe Drought |
| Camp Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Campbelltown | Abnormally Dry |
| Carlisle | Moderate Drought |
| Carroll Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Cashtown | Moderate Drought |
| Cassville | Abnormally Dry |
| Centerport | Severe Drought |
| Chalfont | Moderate Drought |
| Chambersburg | Severe Drought |
| Chapman | Abnormally Dry |
| Cherryville | Abnormally Dry |
| Chester | Abnormally Dry |
| Chester Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Chesterbrook | Severe Drought |
| Christiana | Severe Drought |
| Churchtown | Severe Drought |
| Clay | Moderate Drought |
| Cleona | Moderate Drought |
| Coaldale | Abnormally Dry |
| Coaldale | Abnormally Dry |
| Coatesville | Severe Drought |
| Cochranville | Severe Drought |
| Collegeville | Severe Drought |
| Collingdale | Abnormally Dry |
| Colony Park | Severe Drought |
| Conashaugh Lakes | Abnormally Dry |
| Conestoga | Moderate Drought |
| Conshohocken | Abnormally Dry |
| Cornwall | Moderate Drought |
| Cornwells Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Cressona | Abnormally Dry |
| Cross Roads | Severe Drought |
| Croydon | Moderate Drought |
| Cumbola | Abnormally Dry |
| Dauberville | Severe Drought |
| Dauphin | Abnormally Dry |
| Deer Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Defiance | Abnormally Dry |
| Delano | Abnormally Dry |
| Delaware Water Gap | Abnormally Dry |
| Delta | Severe Drought |
| Denver | Moderate Drought |
| Devon | Moderate Drought |
| Dillsburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Donaldson | Abnormally Dry |
| Douglassville | Severe Drought |
| Dover | Moderate Drought |
| Downingtown | Severe Drought |
| Doylestown | Moderate Drought |
| Drexel Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Dryville | Severe Drought |
| Dublin | Moderate Drought |
| Dudley | Abnormally Dry |
| Duncannon | Abnormally Dry |
| Eagleville | Severe Drought |
| Earlston | Abnormally Dry |
| East Bangor | Abnormally Dry |
| East Berlin | Moderate Drought |
| East Earl | Moderate Drought |
| East Greenville | Severe Drought |
| East Lansdowne | Abnormally Dry |
| East Prospect | Moderate Drought |
| East Stroudsburg | Abnormally Dry |
| East Waterford | Abnormally Dry |
| Easton | Abnormally Dry |
| Eddington | Moderate Drought |
| Eddystone | Abnormally Dry |
| Edenburg | Moderate Drought |
| Edgewood | Abnormally Dry |
| Effort | Abnormally Dry |
| Elizabethtown | Abnormally Dry |
| Elizabethville | Abnormally Dry |
| Elverson | Severe Drought |
| Emerald Lakes | Abnormally Dry |
| Englewood | Abnormally Dry |
| Enhaut | Abnormally Dry |
| Ephrata | Abnormally Dry |
| Evansburg | Severe Drought |
| Everett | Abnormally Dry |
| Exton | Severe Drought |
| Fairfield | Moderate Drought |
| Fairless Hills | Moderate Drought |
| Falmouth | Abnormally Dry |
| Farmersville | Abnormally Dry |
| Fawn Grove | Severe Drought |
| Fayetteville | Severe Drought |
| Felton | Severe Drought |
| Fivepointville | Moderate Drought |
| Fleetwood | Severe Drought |
| Folcroft | Abnormally Dry |
| Forestville | Abnormally Dry |
| Fort Loudon | Severe Drought |
| Fort Washington | Moderate Drought |
| Fountain Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Fox Chase | Severe Drought |
| Frackville | Abnormally Dry |
| Franklintown | Abnormally Dry |
| Fredericksburg | Moderate Drought |
| Friedensburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Frystown | Moderate Drought |
| Gap | Severe Drought |
| Gardners | Moderate Drought |
| Georgetown | Severe Drought |
| Gettysburg | Moderate Drought |
| Gibraltar | Severe Drought |
| Gilberton | Abnormally Dry |
| Gilbertsville | Severe Drought |
| Girardville | Abnormally Dry |
| Glen Rock | Severe Drought |
| Glenolden | Abnormally Dry |
| Glenside | Moderate Drought |
| Gold Key Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Goldsboro | Abnormally Dry |
| Goodville | Moderate Drought |
| Gordon | Abnormally Dry |
| Gouglersville | Severe Drought |
| Gratz | Abnormally Dry |
| Green Lane | Severe Drought |
| Greencastle | Severe Drought |
| Greenfields | Severe Drought |
| Grier City | Abnormally Dry |
| Grill | Severe Drought |
| Halfway House | Severe Drought |
| Halifax | Abnormally Dry |
| Hamburg | Moderate Drought |
| Hampton | Moderate Drought |
| Hanover | Severe Drought |
| Harleigh | Abnormally Dry |
| Harleysville | Severe Drought |
| Harrisburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Hatboro | Moderate Drought |
| Hatfield | Moderate Drought |
| Hazleton | Abnormally Dry |
| Hebron | Moderate Drought |
| Heckscherville | Abnormally Dry |
| Hegins | Abnormally Dry |
| Heidlersburg | Moderate Drought |
| Hemlock Farms | Abnormally Dry |
| Hereford | Severe Drought |
| Hometown | Abnormally Dry |
| Honey Brook | Severe Drought |
| Hopeland | Moderate Drought |
| Hopewell | Abnormally Dry |
| Horsham | Moderate Drought |
| Hulmeville | Moderate Drought |
| Hunterstown | Moderate Drought |
| Hyde Park | Severe Drought |
| Idaville | Moderate Drought |
| Indian Mountain Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Indian Mountain Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Intercourse | Moderate Drought |
| Ivyland | Moderate Drought |
| Jacksonwald | Severe Drought |
| Jefferson | Severe Drought |
| Jim Thorpe | Abnormally Dry |
| Jonestown | Moderate Drought |
| Kelayres | Abnormally Dry |
| Kempton | Moderate Drought |
| Kenilworth | Severe Drought |
| Kennett Square | Moderate Drought |
| King of Prussia | Moderate Drought |
| Kirkwood | Severe Drought |
| Kulpmont | Abnormally Dry |
| Kulpsville | Moderate Drought |
| Kutztown | Severe Drought |
| Lake Heritage | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Meade | Abnormally Dry |
| Lake Wynonah | Abnormally Dry |
| Lancaster | Moderate Drought |
| Landingville | Abnormally Dry |
| Landisburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Langhorne | Moderate Drought |
| Langhorne Manor | Moderate Drought |
| Lansdale | Moderate Drought |
| Lansdowne | Abnormally Dry |
| Lansford | Abnormally Dry |
| Lattimer | Abnormally Dry |
| Laurys Station | Abnormally Dry |
| Lavelle | Abnormally Dry |
| Lebanon | Moderate Drought |
| Leesport | Severe Drought |
| Lehighton | Abnormally Dry |
| Lenhartsville | Moderate Drought |
| Lenkerville | Abnormally Dry |
| Leola | Abnormally Dry |
| Levittown | Moderate Drought |
| Lewisberry | Abnormally Dry |
| Lima | Moderate Drought |
| Lincoln Park | Severe Drought |
| Linwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Lionville | Severe Drought |
| Little Britain | Severe Drought |
| Littlestown | Severe Drought |
| Liverpool | Abnormally Dry |
| Locustdale | Abnormally Dry |
| Loganville | Severe Drought |
| Lykens | Abnormally Dry |
| Lyons | Severe Drought |
| Mahanoy City | Abnormally Dry |
| Malvern | Severe Drought |
| Manheim | Abnormally Dry |
| Maple Glen | Moderate Drought |
| Marcus Hook | Abnormally Dry |
| Marietta | Moderate Drought |
| Marion | Severe Drought |
| Marion Heights | Abnormally Dry |
| Marshallton | Abnormally Dry |
| Martins Creek | Abnormally Dry |
| Matamoras | Abnormally Dry |
| Maytown | Moderate Drought |
| McConnellsburg | Moderate Drought |
| McKeansburg | Abnormally Dry |
| McKnightstown | Moderate Drought |
| McSherrystown | Moderate Drought |
| Media | Abnormally Dry |
| Mercersburg | Severe Drought |
| Mertztown | Severe Drought |
| Middleport | Abnormally Dry |
| Midway | Severe Drought |
| Milford | Abnormally Dry |
| Milford Square | Moderate Drought |
| Millersburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Minersville | Abnormally Dry |
| Mohrsville | Severe Drought |
| Mont Alto | Severe Drought |
| Montgomeryville | Moderate Drought |
| Montrose Manor | Severe Drought |
| Morgantown | Severe Drought |
| Morrisville | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Aetna | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Carmel | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Gretna | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Gretna Heights | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Holly Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Muhlenberg Park | Severe Drought |
| Muir | Abnormally Dry |
| Myerstown | Severe Drought |
| Needmore | Moderate Drought |
| Nesquehoning | Abnormally Dry |
| New Berlinville | Severe Drought |
| New Britain | Moderate Drought |
| New Buffalo | Abnormally Dry |
| New Freedom | Severe Drought |
| New Holland | Moderate Drought |
| New Hope | Moderate Drought |
| New Jerusalem | Severe Drought |
| New Oxford | Moderate Drought |
| New Philadelphia | Abnormally Dry |
| New Ringgold | Abnormally Dry |
| New Salem | Severe Drought |
| New Tripoli | Moderate Drought |
| Newburg | Moderate Drought |
| Newmanstown | Severe Drought |
| Newport | Abnormally Dry |
| Newtown | Moderate Drought |
| Newtown | Abnormally Dry |
| Newtown Grant | Moderate Drought |
| Newville | Moderate Drought |
| Norristown | Moderate Drought |
| North Wales | Moderate Drought |
| Norwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Oberlin | Abnormally Dry |
| Oley | Severe Drought |
| Oneida | Abnormally Dry |
| Orbisonia | Abnormally Dry |
| Oreland | Moderate Drought |
| Orrstown | Severe Drought |
| Orrtanna | Moderate Drought |
| Orwigsburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Orwin | Abnormally Dry |
| Oxford | Severe Drought |
| Palmdale | Abnormally Dry |
| Palmerton | Abnormally Dry |
| Palmyra | Moderate Drought |
| Pardeesville | Abnormally Dry |
| Parkesburg | Severe Drought |
| Parkside | Abnormally Dry |
| Parkville | Severe Drought |
| Parryville | Abnormally Dry |
| Paxtang | Abnormally Dry |
| Pen Argyl | Abnormally Dry |
| Pen Mar | Severe Drought |
| Penn Wynne | Abnormally Dry |
| Penndel | Moderate Drought |
| Pennsburg | Severe Drought |
| Pennside | Severe Drought |
| Pennville | Severe Drought |
| Pennwyn | Severe Drought |
| Penryn | Abnormally Dry |
| Perkasie | Moderate Drought |
| Philadelphia | Abnormally Dry |
| Phoenixville | Severe Drought |
| Pillow | Abnormally Dry |
| Pine Grove | Abnormally Dry |
| Pine Ridge | Abnormally Dry |
| Plainfield | Moderate Drought |
| Pleasant Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Plumsteadville | Moderate Drought |
| Plymouth Meeting | Moderate Drought |
| Pocono Ranch Lands | Abnormally Dry |
| Pomeroy | Severe Drought |
| Port Carbon | Abnormally Dry |
| Port Clinton | Moderate Drought |
| Portland | Abnormally Dry |
| Pottsgrove | Severe Drought |
| Pottstown | Severe Drought |
| Pottsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Prospect Park | Abnormally Dry |
| Quarryville | Severe Drought |
| Quentin | Moderate Drought |
| Railroad | Severe Drought |
| Ranshaw | Abnormally Dry |
| Raubsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Ravine | Abnormally Dry |
| Reading | Severe Drought |
| Reamstown | Moderate Drought |
| Red Hill | Severe Drought |
| Refton | Severe Drought |
| Rehrersburg | Moderate Drought |
| Reinerton | Abnormally Dry |
| Reinholds | Severe Drought |
| Renningers | Abnormally Dry |
| Rheems | Abnormally Dry |
| Richboro | Moderate Drought |
| Richland | Severe Drought |
| Richlandtown | Moderate Drought |
| Riegelsville | Moderate Drought |
| Ringtown | Abnormally Dry |
| Robesonia | Severe Drought |
| Rockhill | Abnormally Dry |
| Rockledge | Moderate Drought |
| Rose Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Roseto | Abnormally Dry |
| Rothsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Rouzerville | Severe Drought |
| Royersford | Severe Drought |
| Rutledge | Abnormally Dry |
| Saltillo | Abnormally Dry |
| Sanatoga | Severe Drought |
| Sand Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Saw Creek | Abnormally Dry |
| Saxton | Abnormally Dry |
| Saylorsburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Schaefferstown | Severe Drought |
| Schlusser | Moderate Drought |
| Schnecksville | Moderate Drought |
| Schoeneck | Moderate Drought |
| Schubert | Moderate Drought |
| Schuylkill Haven | Abnormally Dry |
| Schwenksville | Severe Drought |
| Scotland | Severe Drought |
| Sellersville | Moderate Drought |
| Seven Valleys | Severe Drought |
| Shamokin | Abnormally Dry |
| Sharon Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Shartlesville | Moderate Drought |
| Shenandoah | Abnormally Dry |
| Shenandoah Heights | Abnormally Dry |
| Sheppton | Abnormally Dry |
| Shippensburg | Moderate Drought |
| Shirleysburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Shoemakersville | Moderate Drought |
| Shrewsbury | Severe Drought |
| Sierra View | Abnormally Dry |
| Silverdale | Moderate Drought |
| Skippack | Severe Drought |
| Slatedale | Abnormally Dry |
| Slatington | Abnormally Dry |
| Souderton | Moderate Drought |
| South Coatesville | Severe Drought |
| South Pottstown | Severe Drought |
| Spinnerstown | Moderate Drought |
| Spring City | Severe Drought |
| Spring House | Moderate Drought |
| Spring Mount | Severe Drought |
| Springmont | Severe Drought |
| Stevens | Moderate Drought |
| Stewartstown | Severe Drought |
| Stony Creek Mills | Severe Drought |
| Stouchsburg | Severe Drought |
| Stowe | Severe Drought |
| Strausstown | Moderate Drought |
| Stroudsburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Summit Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Summit Station | Abnormally Dry |
| Sun Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Sunrise Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Susquehanna Trails | Severe Drought |
| Swartzville | Moderate Drought |
| Tamaqua | Abnormally Dry |
| Telford | Moderate Drought |
| Temple | Severe Drought |
| Terre Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Thorndale | Severe Drought |
| Three Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Timber Hills | Abnormally Dry |
| Topton | Severe Drought |
| Toughkenamon | Moderate Drought |
| Towamensing Trails | Abnormally Dry |
| Tower City | Abnormally Dry |
| Trainer | Abnormally Dry |
| Trappe | Severe Drought |
| Tremont | Abnormally Dry |
| Tresckow | Abnormally Dry |
| Trooper | Severe Drought |
| Trumbauersville | Moderate Drought |
| Tullytown | Moderate Drought |
| Tuscarora | Abnormally Dry |
| Union Deposit | Abnormally Dry |
| Upland | Abnormally Dry |
| Valley Green | Abnormally Dry |
| Valley View | Abnormally Dry |
| Village Shires | Moderate Drought |
| Virginville | Moderate Drought |
| Wakefield | Severe Drought |
| Walnutport | Abnormally Dry |
| Walnuttown | Severe Drought |
| Warminster Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Washington Boro | Moderate Drought |
| Wayne Heights | Severe Drought |
| Waynesboro | Severe Drought |
| Weatherly | Abnormally Dry |
| Weatherly | Abnormally Dry |
| Wellsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Wernersville | Severe Drought |
| West Chester | Severe Drought |
| West Conshohocken | Moderate Drought |
| West Grove | Severe Drought |
| West Hamburg | Moderate Drought |
| West Hazleton | Abnormally Dry |
| Westwood | Severe Drought |
| Wilburton Number One | Abnormally Dry |
| Williamstown | Abnormally Dry |
| Wind Gap | Abnormally Dry |
| Winterstown | Severe Drought |
| Witmer | Abnormally Dry |
| Womelsdorf | Severe Drought |
| Woodbourne | Moderate Drought |
| Woodlyn | Abnormally Dry |
| Woodlyn | Abnormally Dry |
| Woxall | Severe Drought |
| Wyncote | Abnormally Dry |
| Yardley | Moderate Drought |
| York | Moderate Drought |
| York Haven | Abnormally Dry |
| York Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Yorklyn | Moderate Drought |