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United States / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area / Delaware County / Folsom / Zip Codes
Folsom, PA experiences all four seasons with hot and humid summers, cold winters, and mild springs and autumns. The average temperature in the summer is around 78°F and in the winter it cools to an average of 34°F. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year with an annual average of 42 inches. Snowfall varies from year to year, but typically ranges between 24-30 inches each season.

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

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

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Folsom. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Folsom gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Folsom 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 Folsom, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFolsom, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  43.2 in.38.1 in.
  15.7 in.27.8 in.
  114.0 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  87.4°85.8°
  26.6°21.7°
  7.37
  3.84.3
  102 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 Folsom with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Folsom, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Folsom are September, May and June.
In Folsom, there are 26.6 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 Folsom with an average of 26.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Folsom, there are 72.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Folsom, 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 Folsom 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 Folsom are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Folsom 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 43.2 inches in Folsom means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
April is the rainiest month in Folsom with 11.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 114.0 rainy days annually in Folsom, 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 15.7 inches in Folsom means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Folsom with 5.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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sandie · Folsom, PA
Pretty High
Over 18 years ago

Houses are old, small and often not updated, yet people are asking top dollar. Moving further out into Chester and Berks county would afford better housing  More

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Mark · Ridley Park, PA
Housing
Over 18 years ago

Cost has risen drammatically in the last four years, approximately 70%. So a duplex that cost $100K in 2002 now costs $170K+. Add high property taxes and it is  More

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