Franklin Park, PA Climate

Franklin Park, PA enjoys a moderate climate year-round with four distinct seasons. The summers are generally warm and humid, while the winters are cold and snowy. Average temperatures range from the high 20s to mid-30s in the winter months, and from the low 70s to high 80s during the summer months. Spring and fall offer mild weather with average temperatures ranging from 40°F to 60°F. Precipitation is relatively consistent throughout the year, with snowfall generally occurring between November and March.

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

Franklin Park averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Franklin Park. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Franklin Park gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 144 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Franklin Park is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.7 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Franklin Park, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Franklin Park, Pennsylvania	United States
	37.9 in.	38.1 in.
	33.0 in.	27.8 in.
	143.9 days	106.2 days
	160 days	205 days
	82.5°	85.8°
	20.9°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.4	4.3
	1237 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 Park with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Franklin Park, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Franklin Park are June, August and September.

In Franklin Park, there are 6.8 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 Park with an average of 20.9°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Franklin Park, there are 111.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In Franklin Park, there are 1.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Franklin Park but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in Franklin Park with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.9 inches in Franklin Park means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in Franklin Park with 15.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 143.9 rainy days annually in Franklin Park, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 33.0 inches in Franklin Park means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Franklin Park with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.