Jenks, PA Climate


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United States / Pennsylvania / No Metro Area / Forest County / Jenks / Zip Codes
Jenks, PA is characterized by a humid continental climate, with warm to hot summers and cold to very cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 86°F while the average low temperature is around 65°F. In the winter, the average high drops to 40°F while the average low dips to 20°F. Rainfall occurs throughout the year with an annual total of roughly 39 inches of precipitation. Snowfall also occurs, with an average of 38 inches per year.

Jenks, Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jenks averages 78 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 Jenks. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jenks gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 170 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 78 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Jenks is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

8.9 Summer - 3.4 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Jenks, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateJenks, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  45.9 in.38.1 in.
  78.1 in.27.8 in.
  169.5 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  78.7°85.8°
  14.0°21.7°
  6.27
  3.34.3
  1643 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 Jenks with an average high temperature of 78.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Jenks, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jenks are August, July and June.
In Jenks, there are 1.0 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 Jenks with an average of 14.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Jenks, there are 162.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Jenks, there are 10.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Jenks 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 Jenks with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 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 45.9 inches in Jenks means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Jenks with 17.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 12.0 rainy days. There are 169.5 rainy days annually in Jenks, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 78.1 inches in Jenks means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Jenks with 22.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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