Philadelphia, NY Climate


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Philadelphia, NY has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. The summers are hot and humid with average temperatures reaching into the upper 80s while winters are cold and wet with temperatures often dipping below freezing. Snowfall is common during the winter months and rainfall is spread out evenly throughout the year. Spring and autumn bring milder temperatures but can still be unpredictable, so it’s important to be prepared for any kind of weather.

Philadelphia, New York gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Philadelphia averages 100 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in Philadelphia. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Philadelphia gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 156 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 100 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Philadelphia is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

9.2 Summer - 3.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Philadelphia, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePhiladelphia, New YorkUnited States
  39.2 in.38.1 in.
  99.6 in.27.8 in.
  156.3 days106.2 days
  161 days205 days
  79.8°85.8°
  7.4°21.7°
  6.17
  3.34.3
  486 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 Philadelphia with an average high temperature of 79.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Philadelphia, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Philadelphia are August, July and June.
In Philadelphia, there are 2.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in New York.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Philadelphia with an average of 7.4°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Philadelphia, there are 153.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Philadelphia, there are 24.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
Humidity in Philadelphia is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
November is the wettest month in Philadelphia with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 31% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.2 inches in Philadelphia means that it is drier than most places in New York.
December is the rainiest month in Philadelphia with 16.7 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 156.3 rainy days annually in Philadelphia, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 99.6 inches in Philadelphia means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Philadelphia with 28.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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