Frenchcreek, PA Climate


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Frenchcreek, PA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from the low 20's in winter to the mid-80's in summer. During the summer months, it is usually sunny and dry, while during the winter months there is often snowfall. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, although there is more precipitation in late spring and early autumn than at other times of year.

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

Frenchcreek averages 66 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 Frenchcreek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Frenchcreek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 164 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 66 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 3.9 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Frenchcreek, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFrenchcreek, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  44.6 in.38.1 in.
  66.2 in.27.8 in.
  163.6 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  81.6°85.8°
  17.0°21.7°
  6.57
  3.44.3
  1206 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 Frenchcreek with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Frenchcreek, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Frenchcreek are June, August and July.
In Frenchcreek, there are 4.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Frenchcreek with an average of 17.0°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Frenchcreek, there are 140.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Frenchcreek, there are 6.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Frenchcreek 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 Frenchcreek with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 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 44.6 inches in Frenchcreek means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Frenchcreek with 17.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.9 rainy days. There are 163.6 rainy days annually in Frenchcreek, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 66.2 inches in Frenchcreek means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Frenchcreek with 18.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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