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United States / Pennsylvania / Oil City Metro Area / Venango County / Franklin / Zip Codes
Franklin, PA has a humid continental climate with cold and snowy winters and warm and humid summers. The average annual temperature in Franklin is around 46 degrees Fahrenheit with an average high of 78 degrees Fahrenheit in July and an average low of 17 degrees Fahrenheit in January. There is also a fair amount of rain throughout the year, with an average rainfall of 37 inches annually. Snowfall averages around 31 inches each winter, making it a great destination for those looking to enjoy winter sports such as skiing and snowboarding.

Franklin, Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Franklin averages 75 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Franklin. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Franklin gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 166 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 75 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Franklin is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Franklin, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFranklin, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  45.1 in.38.1 in.
  75.1 in.27.8 in.
  165.7 days106.2 days
  163 days205 days
  81.6°85.8°
  16.7°21.7°
  6.47
  3.44.3
  1007 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 Franklin with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Franklin, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Franklin are June, August and July.
In Franklin, there are 5.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Franklin with an average of 16.7°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Franklin, there are 142.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Franklin, there are 7.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Franklin 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.
July is the wettest month in Franklin with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.1 inches in Franklin means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Franklin with 17.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.0 rainy days. There are 165.7 rainy days annually in Franklin, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 75.1 inches in Franklin means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Franklin with 20.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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