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United States / Pennsylvania / Johnstown Metro Area / Cambria County / South Fork / Zip Codes
South Fork, PA has a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers. The area receives an average of 40 inches of precipitation each year. Snowfall is abundant in the winter months with an average of 55 inches per year. Temperatures range from an average low of 20°F in January to an average high of 82°F in July. On occasion, temperatures can reach as low as -20°F and as high as 90°F.

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

South Fork averages 69 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 167 sunny days per year in South Fork. The US average is 205 sunny days.

South Fork gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 159 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 17
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 69 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for South Fork is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in South Fork, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSouth Fork, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  45.6 in.38.1 in.
  69.2 in.27.8 in.
  159.3 days106.2 days
  167 days205 days
  79.4°85.8°
  16.6°21.7°
  6.57
  3.74.3
  1496 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 South Fork with an average high temperature of 79.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In South Fork, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for South Fork are August, July and June.
In South Fork, there are 0.9 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 South Fork with an average of 16.6°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In South Fork, there are 144.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In South Fork, there are 5.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in South Fork 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 South Fork with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 45.6 inches in South Fork means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in South Fork with 17.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.9 rainy days. There are 159.3 rainy days annually in South Fork, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 69.2 inches in South Fork means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in South Fork with 21.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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