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United States / Pennsylvania / Huntingdon Metro Area / Huntingdon County / Franklin township (Huntingdon County) / Zip Codes
Franklin Township (Huntingdon County), PA has a humid continental climate, characterized by cold winters and hot summers. The average annual precipitation is 43 inches, with the majority falling in the summer months. Winters are usually cold with daytime temperatures averaging around 34°F and overnight temperatures rarely dropping below 0°F. Spring and autumn are mild with temperatures averaging between 47-55°F. Summers in Franklin Township generally last from late May through early September, with temperatures reaching as high as 90°F on rare occasions.

Franklin township (Huntingdon County), Pennsylvania gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Franklin township (Huntingdon County) averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Franklin township (Huntingdon County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Franklin township (Huntingdon County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 138 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 19
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Franklin township (Huntingdon County) is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Franklin township (Huntingdon County), while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 township (Huntingdon County) with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Franklin township (Huntingdon County), there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Franklin township (Huntingdon County) are June, August and July.
In Franklin township (Huntingdon County), there are 6.2 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 township (Huntingdon County) with an average of 19.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Franklin township (Huntingdon County), there are 128.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Franklin township (Huntingdon County), there are 2.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Franklin township (Huntingdon County) but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Franklin township (Huntingdon County) with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.9 inches in Franklin township (Huntingdon County) means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Franklin township (Huntingdon County) with 13.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 138.2 rainy days annually in Franklin township (Huntingdon County), which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 37.0 inches in Franklin township (Huntingdon County) means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Franklin township (Huntingdon County) with 11.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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