Frackville, PA Climate


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Frackville, PA has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature for the summer months is usually between 70°F and 80°F, while the winter months are usually between 25°F and 35°F. Precipitation levels vary throughout the year, with more rain in the spring and summer months than in the winter months. Snowfall is common during the winter, with an average of around 24 inches per season. Overall, Frackville enjoys temperate weather throughout most of the year and seasons that bring both beauty and challenges to its citizens.

Frackville, Pennsylvania gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Frackville averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Frackville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Frackville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 16
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Frackville is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.7 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Frackville, 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 Frackville with an average high temperature of 81.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Frackville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Frackville are June, August and July.
In Frackville, there are 3.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Frackville with an average of 16.1°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Frackville, there are 144.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Frackville, there are 4.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Frackville 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 Frackville with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.5 inches in Frackville means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Frackville with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 124.9 rainy days annually in Frackville, which is less rainy than most 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 38.9 inches in Frackville means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Frackville with 11.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Moved to Frackville (yes, a borough/city that is not afraid to boast that they have done the most harm when it comes to global warming than any other city in the US,) 5  More

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I Grew up here in Frackville and left after graduating college years ago. When I grew up it was decent, my parents still live here. But the same problems remain, poor  More

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Over 7 years ago

Strangest place I ever laid my head down. I guess the positive is there isn't much traffic here no more because hardly anyone works. The mall that was there since the  More

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