Factoryville, PA Climate


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Factoryville, PA has a humid continental climate characterized by warm summers and cold winters. The summer months are usually hot and humid with moderate rainfall while the winter months are generally cold, with occasional snowfall accumulations. The spring and fall seasons tend to have mild temperatures and low precipitation levels. In general, Factoryville experiences four distinct seasons and is considered to be a temperate climate.

Factoryville, Pennsylvania gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Factoryville averages 51 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 171 sunny days per year in Factoryville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Factoryville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 51 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Factoryville is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Factoryville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFactoryville, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  40.0 in.38.1 in.
  50.5 in.27.8 in.
  135.9 days106.2 days
  171 days205 days
  80.6°85.8°
  14.6°21.7°
  6.67
  3.74.3
  820 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 Factoryville with an average high temperature of 80.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Factoryville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Factoryville are August, June and July.
In Factoryville, there are 4.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Factoryville with an average of 14.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Factoryville, there are 148.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Factoryville, there are 8.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Factoryville is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Factoryville with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.0 inches in Factoryville means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Factoryville with 12.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 135.9 rainy days annually in Factoryville, 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 50.5 inches in Factoryville means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Factoryville with 15.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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