Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Forest City features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (27 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -27 °C (-16 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1246 mm (49.0 inches) and receives 147 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Forest City enjoys an average of 2789 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 11 minutes to 15 hours 7 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Forest City are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 22 °C (67 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to 0 °C (27 - 32 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Forest City experiences 59 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 114 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 16°C (62°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean maximum | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Average high | 1°C (33°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Daily mean | -3°C (27°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Average low | -7°C (20°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -3°C (26°F) |
Mean minimum | -19°C (-1°F) | -18°C (1°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -13°C (8°F) |
Minimum | -27°C (-16°F) | -25°C (-13°F) | -18°C (-1°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -3°C (28°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -21°C (-6°F) | -17°C (2°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Forest City, Pennsylvania, United States with other places around the world.
Forest City usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 13 rainy days and 128 mm (5.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Forest City are January, March and November. On average, 86 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 75 (3.0) | 96 (3.8) | 90 (3.5) | 114 (4.5) | 131 (5.1) | 97 (3.8) | 112 (4.4) | 110 (4.3) | 93 (3.7) | 140 (5.5) | 93 (3.7) | 94 (3.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
The sunniest months in Forest City are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Forest City: January, February and December receive an average of 4 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 126 | 162 | 225 | 232 | 261 | 313 | 334 | 312 | 274 | 214 | 180 | 150 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 32m | 10h 36m | 11h 58m | 13h 21m | 14h 32m | 15h 7m | 14h 48m | 13h 45m | 12h 25m | 11h 2m | 9h 49m | 9h 11m |
Forest City experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Forest City UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |