Current Drought Conditions for Pennsylvania - May 26, 2026
Pennsylvania Drought Report
As of May 26, 2026 approximately 22% (9,925 square miles) of Pennsylvania is under active drought conditions, with an additional 8% (3,803 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Pennsylvania: 12.4% (5,710 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 9.2% (4,215 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 | 3,803 | 8.3% | 8.3% |
| Moderate Drought | 5,710 | 12.4% | 12.4% |
| Severe Drought | 4,215 | 9.2% | 9.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Ackermanville | Moderate Drought |
| Adamstown | Severe Drought |
| Albrightsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Aldan | Severe Drought |
| Alleghenyville | Severe Drought |
| Allenport | Abnormally Dry |
| Almedia | Abnormally Dry |
| Altamont | Abnormally Dry |
| Ambler | Severe Drought |
| Arendtsville | Severe Drought |
| Aristes | Abnormally Dry |
| Arlington Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Ashland | Abnormally Dry |
| Aspers | Severe Drought |
| Atglen | Severe Drought |
| Atlas | Abnormally Dry |
| Auburn | Moderate Drought |
| Audubon | Severe Drought |
| Avon | Moderate Drought |
| Avondale | Moderate Drought |
| Bainbridge | Moderate Drought |
| Bally | Severe Drought |
| Bangor | Moderate Drought |
| Beaver Meadows | Abnormally Dry |
| Bechtelsville | Severe Drought |
| Bendersville | Severe Drought |
| Berrysburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Berwyn | Severe Drought |
| Bethel | Moderate Drought |
| Bethlehem | Moderate Drought |
| Biglerville | Severe Drought |
| Birdsboro | Severe Drought |
| Blain | Abnormally Dry |
| Blandon | Severe Drought |
| Blue Ball | Severe Drought |
| Blue Bell | Severe Drought |
| Blue Ridge Summit | Moderate Drought |
| Bonneauville | Severe Drought |
| Boothwyn | Moderate Drought |
| Bowers | Severe Drought |
| Bowmanstown | Moderate Drought |
| Bowmansville | Severe Drought |
| Boyertown | Severe Drought |
| Brandonville | Abnormally Dry |
| Bressler | Moderate Drought |
| Brickerville | Severe Drought |
| Bridgeport | Severe Drought |
| Bristol | Severe Drought |
| Broad Top City | Abnormally Dry |
| Brodheadsville | Moderate Drought |
| Buck Run | Abnormally Dry |
| Caln | Moderate Drought |
| Camp Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Campbelltown | Moderate Drought |
| Carlisle | Moderate Drought |
| Cashtown | Severe Drought |
| Cassville | Abnormally Dry |
| Catawissa | Abnormally Dry |
| Centerport | Severe Drought |
| Chalfont | Moderate Drought |
| Chapman | Moderate Drought |
| Cherryville | Moderate Drought |
| Chester | Severe Drought |
| Chester Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Churchtown | Severe Drought |
| Clay | Severe Drought |
| Cleona | Moderate Drought |
| Coaldale | Abnormally Dry |
| Coaldale | Abnormally Dry |
| Coatesville | Moderate Drought |
| Cochranville | Moderate Drought |
| Collingdale | Severe Drought |
| Conestoga | Severe Drought |
| Conshohocken | Severe Drought |
| Cornwall | Moderate Drought |
| Cressona | Moderate Drought |
| Cross Roads | Severe Drought |
| Croydon | Severe Drought |
| Cumbola | Abnormally Dry |
| Dalmatia | Abnormally Dry |
| Dauberville | Severe Drought |
| Deer Lake | Moderate Drought |
| Defiance | Abnormally Dry |
| Delano | Abnormally Dry |
| Delta | Severe Drought |
| Denver | Severe Drought |
| Devon | Severe Drought |
| Dillsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Donaldson | Abnormally Dry |
| Douglassville | Severe Drought |
| Drexel Hill | Severe Drought |
| Dublin | Moderate Drought |
| Dudley | Abnormally Dry |
| Duncannon | Abnormally Dry |
| Eagleville | Severe Drought |
| Earlston | Moderate Drought |
| East Berlin | Severe Drought |
| East Earl | Severe Drought |
| East Greenville | Severe Drought |
| East Lansdowne | Severe Drought |
| East Prospect | Moderate Drought |
| East Stroudsburg | Moderate Drought |
| East Waterford | Abnormally Dry |
| Eddington | Severe Drought |
| Eddystone | Severe Drought |
| Edenburg | Moderate Drought |
| Edgewood | Abnormally Dry |
| Effort | Moderate Drought |
| Elizabethtown | Moderate Drought |
| Elizabethville | Abnormally Dry |
| Elverson | Severe Drought |
| Elysburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Englewood | Abnormally Dry |
| Enhaut | Moderate Drought |
| Ephrata | Severe Drought |
| Espy | Abnormally Dry |
| Evansburg | Severe Drought |
| Everett | Moderate Drought |
| Exton | Severe Drought |
| Fairfield | Severe Drought |
| Fairless Hills | Moderate Drought |
| Falmouth | Moderate Drought |
| Farmersville | Severe Drought |
| Fawn Grove | Severe Drought |
| Fayetteville | Severe Drought |
| Felton | Severe Drought |
| Folcroft | Severe Drought |
| Forestville | Abnormally Dry |
| Fort Loudon | Severe Drought |
| Fort Washington | Severe Drought |
| Fountain Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Frackville | Abnormally Dry |
| Franklintown | Moderate Drought |
| Fredericksburg | Moderate Drought |
| Friedensburg | Moderate Drought |
| Frystown | Moderate Drought |
| Gap | Severe Drought |
| Gardners | Severe Drought |
| Georgetown | Severe Drought |
| Gibraltar | Severe Drought |
| Gilberton | Abnormally Dry |
| Gilbertsville | Severe Drought |
| Girardville | Abnormally Dry |
| Glen Rock | Severe Drought |
| Glenolden | Severe Drought |
| Glenside | Severe Drought |
| Goldsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Goodville | Severe Drought |
| Gordon | Abnormally Dry |
| Gouglersville | Severe Drought |
| Gratz | Abnormally Dry |
| Green Lane | Severe Drought |
| Greencastle | Severe Drought |
| Grier City | Abnormally Dry |
| Grill | Severe Drought |
| Halifax | Abnormally Dry |
| Hamburg | Moderate Drought |
| Hampton | Severe Drought |
| Hanover | Severe Drought |
| Harleigh | Abnormally Dry |
| Harleysville | Severe Drought |
| Hatfield | Severe Drought |
| Hazleton | Abnormally Dry |
| Hebron | Moderate Drought |
| Hegins | Abnormally Dry |
| Heidlersburg | Severe Drought |
| Hemlock Farms | Abnormally Dry |
| Herndon | Abnormally Dry |
| Hometown | Abnormally Dry |
| Honey Brook | Severe Drought |
| Hopeland | Severe Drought |
| Hopewell | Abnormally Dry |
| Horsham | Severe Drought |
| Hulmeville | Severe Drought |
| Hunterstown | Severe Drought |
| Hyde Park | Severe Drought |
| Idaville | Severe Drought |
| Indian Mountain Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Intercourse | Severe Drought |
| Jacksonwald | Severe Drought |
| Jeddo | Abnormally Dry |
| 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 | Severe Drought |
| Kistler | Abnormally Dry |
| Kulpmont | Abnormally Dry |
| Kulpsville | Severe Drought |
| Kutztown | Severe Drought |
| Lancaster | Severe Drought |
| Landingville | Moderate Drought |
| Landisburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Langhorne | Moderate Drought |
| Langhorne Manor | Severe Drought |
| Lansdale | Severe Drought |
| Lansdowne | Severe Drought |
| Lattimer | Abnormally Dry |
| Laurys Station | Moderate Drought |
| Lavelle | Abnormally Dry |
| Leesport | Severe Drought |
| Lehighton | Moderate Drought |
| Lenkerville | Abnormally Dry |
| Leola | Severe Drought |
| Levittown | Severe Drought |
| Lewisberry | Moderate Drought |
| Lima | Moderate Drought |
| Lincoln Park | Severe Drought |
| Linwood | Moderate Drought |
| Lionville | Severe Drought |
| Little Britain | Severe Drought |
| Locustdale | Abnormally Dry |
| Loganville | Severe Drought |
| Lykens | Abnormally Dry |
| Lyons | Severe Drought |
| Mahanoy City | Abnormally Dry |
| Malvern | Severe Drought |
| Manheim | Moderate Drought |
| Manns Choice | Abnormally Dry |
| Maple Glen | Severe Drought |
| Marion | Severe Drought |
| Marion Heights | Abnormally Dry |
| Marshallton | Abnormally Dry |
| Martins Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Maytown | Moderate Drought |
| McKeansburg | Moderate Drought |
| McKnightstown | Severe Drought |
| McSherrystown | Severe Drought |
| Media | Moderate Drought |
| Mercersburg | Severe Drought |
| Mertztown | Severe Drought |
| Mexico | Abnormally Dry |
| Middleport | Abnormally Dry |
| Midway | Severe Drought |
| Milford | Moderate Drought |
| Milford Square | Moderate Drought |
| Millersburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Mohrsville | Severe Drought |
| Mont Alto | Severe Drought |
| Montgomeryville | Severe Drought |
| Morgantown | Severe Drought |
| Morrisville | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Aetna | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Carmel | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Gretna | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Gretna Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Holly Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Pocono | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Union | Abnormally Dry |
| Mountainhome | Abnormally Dry |
| 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 Holland | Severe Drought |
| New Hope | Moderate Drought |
| New Jerusalem | Severe Drought |
| New Oxford | Severe Drought |
| New Philadelphia | Abnormally Dry |
| New Ringgold | Moderate Drought |
| New Salem | Severe Drought |
| New Tripoli | Moderate Drought |
| Newburg | Moderate Drought |
| Newmanstown | Severe Drought |
| Newton Hamilton | Abnormally Dry |
| Newtown | Moderate Drought |
| Newtown | Abnormally Dry |
| Newville | Moderate Drought |
| North Wales | Severe Drought |
| Norwood | Severe Drought |
| Numidia | Abnormally Dry |
| Nuremberg | Abnormally Dry |
| Oberlin | Moderate Drought |
| Oneida | Abnormally Dry |
| Orbisonia | Abnormally Dry |
| Oreland | Severe Drought |
| Orrstown | Severe Drought |
| Orrtanna | Severe Drought |
| Orwigsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Orwin | Abnormally Dry |
| Oxford | Moderate Drought |
| Palmerton | Moderate Drought |
| Pardeesville | Abnormally Dry |
| Parkesburg | Severe Drought |
| Parkside | Moderate Drought |
| Parkville | Severe Drought |
| Parryville | Moderate Drought |
| Paxtang | Moderate Drought |
| Pen Mar | Moderate Drought |
| Penndel | Severe Drought |
| Pennsburg | Severe Drought |
| Pennside | Severe Drought |
| Pennville | Severe Drought |
| Pennwyn | Severe Drought |
| Penryn | Moderate Drought |
| Perkasie | Moderate Drought |
| Pillow | Abnormally Dry |
| Pine Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Plainfield | Moderate Drought |
| Pleasant Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Plumsteadville | Moderate Drought |
| Plymouth Meeting | Severe Drought |
| Pocono Pines | Abnormally Dry |
| Pomeroy | Severe Drought |
| Port Carbon | Abnormally Dry |
| Port Clinton | Moderate Drought |
| Port Trevorton | Abnormally Dry |
| Portland | Moderate Drought |
| Pottsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Prospect Park | Severe Drought |
| Quarryville | Severe Drought |
| Quentin | Moderate Drought |
| Railroad | Severe Drought |
| Ranshaw | Abnormally Dry |
| Raubsville | Moderate Drought |
| Ravine | Abnormally Dry |
| Reading | Severe Drought |
| Reamstown | Severe Drought |
| Red Hill | Severe Drought |
| Refton | Severe Drought |
| Rehrersburg | Moderate Drought |
| Reinerton | Abnormally Dry |
| Rheems | Moderate Drought |
| Richland | Severe Drought |
| Richlandtown | Moderate Drought |
| Riegelsville | Moderate Drought |
| Ringtown | Abnormally Dry |
| Robesonia | Severe Drought |
| Rockhill | Abnormally Dry |
| Rockledge | Severe Drought |
| Rose Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Roseto | Moderate Drought |
| Rothsville | Severe Drought |
| Rouzerville | Moderate Drought |
| Salisbury | Abnormally Dry |
| Saltillo | Abnormally Dry |
| Sanatoga | Severe Drought |
| Sand Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Saylorsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Schellsburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Schoeneck | Severe Drought |
| Schubert | Moderate Drought |
| Schuylkill Haven | Moderate Drought |
| Schwenksville | Severe Drought |
| Scotland | Severe Drought |
| Sellersville | Moderate Drought |
| Seven Valleys | Severe Drought |
| Sharon Hill | Severe Drought |
| Shartlesville | Moderate Drought |
| Shenandoah | Abnormally Dry |
| Shenandoah Heights | Abnormally Dry |
| Sheppton | Abnormally Dry |
| Shippensburg | Severe Drought |
| Shoemakersville | Moderate Drought |
| Shrewsbury | Severe Drought |
| Silverdale | Moderate Drought |
| Skippack | Severe Drought |
| Slabtown | Abnormally Dry |
| Slatedale | Moderate Drought |
| Slatington | Moderate Drought |
| Souderton | Moderate Drought |
| South Coatesville | Moderate Drought |
| South Pottstown | Severe Drought |
| Spinnerstown | Moderate Drought |
| Spring House | Severe Drought |
| Spring Mount | Severe Drought |
| Springmont | Severe Drought |
| Stevens | Severe Drought |
| Stewartstown | Severe Drought |
| Stonerstown | Abnormally Dry |
| Stony Creek Mills | Severe Drought |
| Stouchsburg | Severe Drought |
| Stowe | Severe Drought |
| Strausstown | Moderate Drought |
| Stroudsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Summit Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Summit Station | Moderate Drought |
| Sun Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Tamaqua | Abnormally Dry |
| Telford | Moderate Drought |
| Terre Hill | Severe Drought |
| Thorndale | Moderate Drought |
| Three Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Topton | Severe Drought |
| Toughkenamon | Moderate Drought |
| Tower City | Abnormally Dry |
| Trainer | Moderate Drought |
| Trappe | Severe Drought |
| Tresckow | Abnormally Dry |
| Trevorton | Abnormally Dry |
| Trooper | Severe Drought |
| Trumbauersville | Moderate Drought |
| Tullytown | Severe Drought |
| Tuscarora | Abnormally Dry |
| Upland | Moderate Drought |
| Valley View | Abnormally Dry |
| Virginville | Moderate Drought |
| Wakefield | Severe Drought |
| Walnutport | Moderate Drought |
| Walnuttown | Severe Drought |
| Wayne Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Weatherly | Abnormally Dry |
| Wellersburg | Moderate Drought |
| Wellsville | Moderate Drought |
| West Chester | Moderate Drought |
| West Conshohocken | Severe Drought |
| West Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Weston | Abnormally Dry |
| Westwood | Moderate Drought |
| Wilburton Number One | Abnormally Dry |
| Williamstown | Abnormally Dry |
| Witmer | Severe Drought |
| Womelsdorf | Severe Drought |
| Woodbury | Abnormally Dry |
| Woodlyn | Severe Drought |
| Woodlyn | Severe Drought |
| Woxall | Severe Drought |
| Wyncote | Severe Drought |
| Yardley | Moderate Drought |
| York Haven | Moderate Drought |
| York Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Boiling Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Brookhaven | Moderate Drought |
| Bryn Athyn | Severe Drought |
| Christiana | Severe Drought |
| Conyngham | Abnormally Dry |
| Dover | Moderate Drought |
| Dryville | Severe Drought |
| Ivyland | Severe Drought |
| Lenhartsville | Moderate Drought |
| Liverpool | Abnormally Dry |
| McConnellsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Palmdale | Moderate Drought |
| Pen Argyl | Moderate Drought |
| Phoenixville | Severe Drought |
| Port Royal | Abnormally Dry |
| Richboro | Moderate Drought |
| Saxton | Abnormally Dry |
| Spring City | Severe Drought |
| Tremont | Abnormally Dry |
| Warminster Heights | Severe Drought |
| Washington Boro | Moderate Drought |
| Wernersville | Severe Drought |
| West Hazleton | Abnormally Dry |
| Winterstown | Severe Drought |
| York | Moderate Drought |
| Weatherly | Abnormally Dry |
| Yorklyn | Moderate Drought |
| Alsace Manor | Severe Drought |
| West Hamburg | Moderate Drought |
| Dauphin | Abnormally Dry |
| Easton | Moderate Drought |
| Delaware Water Gap | Moderate Drought |
| Oley | Severe Drought |
| Penn Wynne | Severe Drought |
| Minersville | Abnormally Dry |
| Matamoras | Moderate Drought |
| Cornwells Heights | Severe Drought |
| East Bangor | Moderate Drought |
| Schnecksville | Moderate Drought |
| Wind Gap | Moderate Drought |
| Royersford | Severe Drought |
| Baumstown | Severe Drought |
| Fivepointville | Severe Drought |
| Heckscherville | Abnormally Dry |
| Hereford | Severe Drought |
| Kirkwood | Severe Drought |
| Reinholds | Severe Drought |
| Rutledge | Severe Drought |
| Swartzville | Severe Drought |
| Woodbourne | Moderate Drought |
| Philadelphia | Severe Drought |
| Abbottstown | Severe Drought |
| Saw Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Emerald Lakes | Abnormally Dry |
| Indian Mountain Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Lake Wynonah | Moderate Drought |
| Towamensing Trails | Abnormally Dry |
| Holiday Pocono | Abnormally Dry |
| Gold Key Lake | Moderate Drought |
| Sunrise Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Conashaugh Lakes | Abnormally Dry |
| Pocono Ranch Lands | Moderate Drought |
| Bedford | Moderate Drought |
| Chambersburg | Severe Drought |
| Gettysburg | Severe Drought |
| Lebanon | Moderate Drought |
| Norristown | Severe Drought |
| Harrisburg | Moderate Drought |
| Allentown | Moderate Drought |
| Annville | Moderate Drought |
| Collegeville | Severe Drought |
| Downingtown | Moderate Drought |
| Fleetwood | Severe Drought |
| Freeland | Abnormally Dry |
| Lansford | Abnormally Dry |
| Littlestown | Severe Drought |
| Marcus Hook | Moderate Drought |
| Marietta | Moderate Drought |
| Newport | Abnormally Dry |
| Palmyra | Moderate Drought |
| Pottstown | Severe Drought |
| Schaefferstown | Severe Drought |
| Shamokin | Abnormally Dry |
| Temple | Severe Drought |
| Union Deposit | Moderate Drought |
| Waynesboro | Moderate Drought |
| Hatboro | Severe Drought |
| New Freedom | Severe Drought |
| Shirleysburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Doylestown | Moderate Drought |
| Bernville | Severe Drought |
| Carroll Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Heritage | Severe Drought |
| Lake Meade | Moderate Drought |
| Renningers | Abnormally Dry |
| Timber Hills | Moderate Drought |
| Amity Gardens | Severe Drought |
| Chesterbrook | Severe Drought |
| Halfway House | Severe Drought |
| Newtown Grant | Moderate Drought |
| Pottsgrove | Severe Drought |
| Schlusser | Moderate Drought |
| Susquehanna Trails | Severe Drought |
| Valley Green | Moderate Drought |
| Village Shires | Moderate Drought |
| Muhlenberg Park | Severe Drought |
| Fox Chase | Severe Drought |
| Montrose Manor | Severe Drought |
| Sierra View | Abnormally Dry |
| Pine Ridge | Moderate Drought |
| Colony Park | Severe Drought |
| Greenfields | Severe Drought |