Drexel Hill, PA Climate


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Drexel Hill, PA has a humid continental climate with warm and muggy summers and cold winters. Temperatures range from the high 70s to mid-80s in the summer, while winter temperatures usually remain in the low-30s to mid-40s. Precipitation occurs throughout the year, with an average of 40 inches per year. Snowfall is common during winter but not excessive. In general, Drexel Hill enjoys relatively mild weather throughout the year with moderate temperature changes between seasons.

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

Drexel Hill averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Drexel Hill. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Drexel Hill gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Drexel Hill is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.2 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Drexel Hill, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDrexel Hill, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  46.3 in.38.1 in.
  16.3 in.27.8 in.
  116.5 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  87.5°85.8°
  24.6°21.7°
  7.37
  3.84.3
  243 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 Drexel Hill with an average high temperature of 87.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Drexel Hill, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Drexel Hill are September, May and June.
In Drexel Hill, there are 27.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Drexel Hill with an average of 24.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Drexel Hill, there are 87.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Drexel Hill, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Drexel Hill but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Drexel Hill with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.3 inches in Drexel Hill means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
April is the rainiest month in Drexel Hill with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 116.5 rainy days annually in Drexel Hill, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 16.3 inches in Drexel Hill means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Drexel Hill with 6.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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