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United States / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area / Chester County / Kennett / Zip Codes
Kennett, PA has a humid continental climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, with snowfall in the winter months. In summer, temperatures reach highs of up to 90°F while in winter they drop to lows below freezing. On average, Kennett receives around 35 inches of rain annually. Winters are usually cloudy, while summers tend to be sunny and dry.

Kennett, Pennsylvania gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kennett averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Kennett. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kennett gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Kennett is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.7 Summer - 5.4 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Kennett, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKennett, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  48.1 in.38.1 in.
  20.6 in.27.8 in.
  118.1 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  84.7°85.8°
  21.8°21.7°
  7.27
  44.3
  314 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 Kennett with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Kennett, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kennett are September, June and August.
In Kennett, there are 11.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kennett with an average of 21.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Kennett, there are 109.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Kennett, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Kennett 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.
September is the wettest month in Kennett with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.1 inches in Kennett means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
April is the rainiest month in Kennett with 11.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 118.1 rainy days annually in Kennett, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.6 inches in Kennett means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Kennett with 7.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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