Lower Frankford, PA Climate


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Lower Frankford, PA has a moderate climate with four distinct seasons throughout the year. In the winter months temperatures range from highs in the mid-forties to lows in the twenties. Spring brings mild temperatures during the day and cool evenings with sporadic rainfall. Summers tend to be warm and humid, often reaching into the eighties during the peak of summer. Finally, autumn is crisp and cool, with occasional rains as the temperatures slowly begin to drop again.

Lower Frankford, Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lower Frankford averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Lower Frankford. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lower Frankford gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lower Frankford is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.8 Summer - 5.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Lower Frankford, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Lower Frankford with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Lower Frankford, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lower Frankford are September, June and August.
In Lower Frankford, there are 11.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lower Frankford with an average of 20.9°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Lower Frankford, there are 114.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Lower Frankford, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lower Frankford but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in Lower Frankford with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.7 inches in Lower Frankford means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Lower Frankford with 13.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 123.4 rainy days annually in Lower Frankford, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.3 inches in Lower Frankford means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Lower Frankford with 9.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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