Phila Franklin Inst, PA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Phila Franklin Inst's primary NOAA station, PHILA FRANKLIN INST.
The climate verdict for Phila Franklin Inst
Water is the standout signal in Phila Franklin Inst, Pennsylvania: 50.7 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 58°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 58°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 50.7"
- annual precipitation · 16" snow
- 232 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Phila Franklin Inst: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00366886 · Phila Franklin Inst, PA 58°F mean · 50.7" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 58°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,665
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pampa
- PRCP-WET 50.7"
- SWING-WIDE 46°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,212 HDD
- STN-1 USC00366886
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Pampa, TX (+ 0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every PA station list.
- Phila Franklin… (this station) 58°F
- Cold Vienna, MO 58°F
- Hot Coffeyville Wtr…, KS 58°F
- Near Pampa, TX 58°F
- Near Mina, NV 58°F
Climate Living Index · Phila Franklin Inst
Phila Franklin Inst: 70/100 · grade B
Phila Franklin Inst publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Phila Franklin Inst, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 68 calendar days | 86/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 232 days/year | 82/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 57.7°F · 9.8° from 67.5°F | 69/100 · C |
| Snowfall burden | 16.1 inches/year | 54/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 50.7 in · 15.7 from 35 in | 45/100 · D |
Phila Franklin Inst · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Phila Franklin Inst is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 34.7°F and warmest-month mean 80.4°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 80.4°F
- Coldest month
- 34.7°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Phila Franklin Inst sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Phila Franklin Inst's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 68th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 18% wettest
- Phila Franklin Inst's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 63rd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Phila Franklin Inst compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Phila Franklin Inst's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
68 Top 44% score exceeds 56% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F (5°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 3.6" | 6.4" | 19.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 45°F (7°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 3.3" | 4.0" | 16.1 | 0.0 |
| March | 54°F (12°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 4.5" | 2.0" | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 66°F (19°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 4.0" | 0.1" | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| May | 76°F (24°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 4.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| June | 85°F (29°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 4.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 8.2 |
| July | 89°F (32°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 4.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 15.4 |
| August | 87°F (31°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 5.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 10.8 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 4.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| October | 68°F (20°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 4.2" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| November | 56°F (14°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 3.4" | 0.1" | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 47°F (8°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 4.3" | 3.5" | 13.2 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 90°F around July 11, short of 90°F on every date, while 68 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 27°F near January 22.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 26, then returns to freezing around December 21, covering 68 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 6, when 40% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 1 at 27%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 122 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 24 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 20°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Phila Franklin Inst.
Where Phila Franklin Inst Stands Nationally
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 20°F.
The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 51 inches.
Phila Franklin Inst earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 6.4"
10.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.0"
9.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.0"
10.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
12.2 days with precipitation
12.4 days with precipitation
10.6 days with precipitation
9.8 days with precipitation
9.5 days with precipitation
8.5 days with precipitation
9.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
8.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.5"
10.8 days with precipitation
Phila Franklin Inst spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 29% of the annual total and December through February 22%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Phila Franklin Inst has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 45.7°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: August averages 5.0" and February 3.3". The three wettest months together take 29% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Phila Franklin Inst, it arrives in quantity
50.7" of precipitation falls across only about 122 wet days here, averaging 0.42 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 122 a year, 33% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.42 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 12
- Fewest wet days
- September, about 9
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Winter brings real snow to Phila Franklin Inst
Phila Franklin Inst averages 16.1 inches of snowfall a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 8 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 16.1 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 8 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 3% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 17
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 30
50% probability date
Growing Season
232 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,212
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,603
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside PA closest to Phila Franklin Inst on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (58°F here).
- Follett, TX 58°F · 0.0°F off
- Sonora, CA 58°F · 0.0°F off
- Wichita, KS 58°F · 0.0°F off
- Williamson, WV 58°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (50.7" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Chardon, OH 50.7" · 0.0" off
- Garner, NC 50.7" · 0.0" off
- Gloversville, NY 50.7" · 0.0" off
- Greenville, SC 50.7" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Phila Franklin Inst
heating led · wet · mid swing
Phila Franklin Inst's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,212 annual heating degree days against 1,603 for cooling. Its 45.7°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Phila Franklin Inst's frost-free season lasts about 232 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Phila Franklin Inst coldest normal
January
The monthly mean of 35°F (2°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Phila Franklin Inst typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Phila Franklin Inst snow peak
January
Phila Franklin Inst averages 16.1 inches of snow a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Phila Franklin Inst's primary station: PHILA FRANKLIN INST (USC00366886). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Phila Franklin Inst; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Phila Franklin Inst comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.