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United States / Pennsylvania / No Metro Area / Sullivan County / Forksville / Zip Codes
Forksville, PA is located in the northwest corner of Pennsylvania and has a humid continental climate. The weather consists of hot summers with occasional severe thunderstorms and cold winters with frequent snowfall. Precipitation is common all year round, with a hillier terrain that can cause more intense storms. Summers are usually mild and moderately humid, while winters can be bitterly cold but short-lived. Spring and fall seasons tend to bring pleasant temperatures and moderate rainfall.

Forksville, Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Forksville averages 44 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Forksville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Forksville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 146 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Forksville is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Forksville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateForksville, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.0 in.38.1 in.
  44.3 in.27.8 in.
  146.1 days106.2 days
  175 days205 days
  78.9°85.8°
  14.2°21.7°
  6.57
  3.74.3
  1017 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Forksville with an average high temperature of 78.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Forksville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Forksville are August, July and June.
In Forksville, there are 1.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Forksville with an average of 14.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Forksville, there are 157.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Forksville, there are 8.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Forksville is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Forksville with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.0 inches in Forksville means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Forksville with 13.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.7 rainy days. There are 146.1 rainy days annually in Forksville, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 44.3 inches in Forksville means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Forksville with 11.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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