Ridley Park, PA Climate


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Ridley Park, PA is located in the Mid-Atlantic region and enjoys mild temperatures throughout the year. Summers are warm and humid, with average high temperatures around 85 degrees Fahrenheit and lows dipping down to around 65. Winters are cold but generally mild, with average highs of 44 degrees Fahrenheit and lows going down to 27 degrees. The area experiences moderate levels of precipitation throughout the year, although spring months tend to be a bit wetter than other seasons.

Ridley Park, Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ridley Park averages 15 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 Ridley Park. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ridley Park gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.1 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Ridley Park, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRidley Park, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  43.1 in.38.1 in.
  15.1 in.27.8 in.
  113.1 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  87.4°85.8°
  26.7°21.7°
  7.37
  3.84.3
  92 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 Ridley Park with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Ridley Park, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ridley Park are September, May and June.
In Ridley Park, there are 26.5 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 Ridley Park with an average of 26.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Ridley Park, there are 71.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Ridley Park, there are 0.1 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 Ridley Park but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Ridley Park are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Ridley Park with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 43.1 inches in Ridley Park means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
April is the rainiest month in Ridley Park with 11.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 113.1 rainy days annually in Ridley Park, which is one of the least rainy 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.
An annual snowfall of 15.1 inches in Ridley Park means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Ridley Park with 5.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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