Warm-summer humid continental
Franklin, Pennsylvania
Venango County, Pennsylvania · Population 6k · 1,017 ft elevation
Living in Franklin
Franklin has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (54″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Franklin at a glance
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 1,017 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 54″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,253 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $109k8th percentile
- Median rent
- $731/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.87%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 237 per 100k62th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,152 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5614th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 18°F | 3.3″ | 17.9″ | 92 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 19°F | 2.7″ | 11.5″ | 112 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 25°F | 3.4″ | 8.9″ | 155 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 35°F | 4.2″ | 1.1″ | 198 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 46°F | 4.0″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 4.9″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 60°F | 5.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 58°F | 4.2″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 3.9″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 41°F | 3.8″ | — | 161 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | 2.6″ | 128 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 24°F | 3.4″ | 11.7″ | 71 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology