Climate in Forest County, Pennsylvania

Forest, PA County has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The area receives an average of 43 inches of precipitation each year, with the majority coming in the form of snow in the winter months. Summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures reaching as high as 90 degrees during the day. Winters are quite cold, with temperatures dropping to as low as 0 degrees on some nights. Autumns tend to be crisp and cool with occasional rain showers scattered throughout November and December.

Forest County, Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Forest County averages 66 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 Forest County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Forest County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 168 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.

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Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 66 inches of snow a year

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BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Forest County is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Pennsylvania.

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Forest County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

July is the hottest month for Forest County with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania. In Forest County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Forest County are August, June and July.

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In Forest County, there are 2.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Pennsylvania.

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January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Forest County with an average of 14.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

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In Forest County, there are 159.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

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In Forest County, there are 10.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

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Humidity in Forest 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.

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July is the wettest month in Forest County with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.4 inches in Forest County means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

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January is the rainiest month in Forest County with 17.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.6 rainy days. There are 168.0 rainy days annually in Forest County, which is one of the rainiest places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

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An annual snowfall of 65.6 inches in Forest County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Forest County with 18.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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