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United States / Pennsylvania / No Metro Area / Susquehanna County / Franklin township (Susquehanna County) / Zip Codes
Franklin Township (Susquehanna County), PA experiences a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is around 47 F (8 C). Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, with an average of 44 inches (112 cm) annually. Winter temperatures usually range between 29 and 37 F (-2 and 3 C) while summer temperatures typically range between 67 and 83 F (19 to 28 C). Snowfall in Franklin Township averages around 46 inches (117 cm) per year.

Franklin township (Susquehanna County), Pennsylvania gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Franklin township (Susquehanna County) averages 77 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in Franklin township (Susquehanna County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Franklin township (Susquehanna County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 157 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 77 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Franklin township (Susquehanna County) is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 3.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Franklin township (Susquehanna 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 (Susquehanna County) with an average high temperature of 78.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Franklin township (Susquehanna County), there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Franklin township (Susquehanna County) are July, August and June.
In Franklin township (Susquehanna County), there are 1.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Franklin township (Susquehanna County) with an average of 12.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Franklin township (Susquehanna County), there are 159.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Franklin township (Susquehanna County), there are 11.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Franklin township (Susquehanna County) 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.
June is the wettest month in Franklin township (Susquehanna County) with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 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 43.6 inches in Franklin township (Susquehanna County) means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Franklin township (Susquehanna County) with 15.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 11.3 rainy days. There are 156.7 rainy days annually in Franklin township (Susquehanna County), which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 76.9 inches in Franklin township (Susquehanna County) means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Franklin township (Susquehanna County) with 21.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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