2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Philadelphia, PA vs Travelers Rest, SC

Highlights

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Travelers Rest. Philadelphia averages 207 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Travelers Rest, South Carolina gets 54.1 inches of rain, on average, per year. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania gets 47.2 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Travelers Rest averages 2 inches of snow per year. Philadelphia averages 13.1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Travelers Rest, South Carolina
Summer High: the July high is around 87.7 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29.6
Rain: averages 54.1 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Summer High: the July high is around 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 47.2 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13.1 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Travelers Rest is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Carolina.

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

Today's Weather - Philadelphia, PA

72°F

Today's Weather - Travelers Rest, SC

75°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Philadelphia / Travelers Rest

July is the hottest month for Philadelphia with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Philadelphia, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Philadelphia are September, May and June.

July is the hottest month for Travelers Rest with an average high temperature of 87.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in South Carolina. In Travelers Rest, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Travelers Rest are May, September and April.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Philadelphia with an average of 26.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Travelers Rest with an average of 29.6°. This is colder than most places in South Carolina.

In Philadelphia, there are 25.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania.

In Travelers Rest, there are 26.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in South Carolina.

In Philadelphia, there are 77.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

In Travelers Rest, there are 65.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Carolina.

In Philadelphia, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

In Travelers Rest, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.

July is the wettest month in Philadelphia with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.2 inches in Philadelphia means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.


July is the wettest month in Travelers Rest with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.1 inches in Travelers Rest means that it is one of the wettest places in South Carolina.

April is the rainiest month in Philadelphia with 11.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 118.9 rainy days annually in Philadelphia, which is less rainy than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

July is the rainiest month in Travelers Rest with 11.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 112.1 rainy days annually in Travelers Rest, which is one of the rainiest places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 13.1 inches in Philadelphia means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania.

An annual snowfall of 2.0 inches in Travelers Rest means that it is snowier than most places in South Carolina.

February is the snowiest month in Philadelphia with 4.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

January is the snowiest month in Travelers Rest with 0.9 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.