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United States / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area / Montgomery County / Fort Washington / Zip Codes
Fort Washington, PA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and fairly mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months reaches up to 83°F while the winter months are typically around 33-41°F. It is one of the rainiest cities in the US, with an average annual rainfall of over 43 inches per year. The area also experiences thunderstorms throughout the summer months, making it a great place to enjoy outdoor activities like fishing or hiking.

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

Fort Washington averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Fort Washington. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Washington gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Fort Washington, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFort Washington, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  48.0 in.38.1 in.
  20.3 in.27.8 in.
  105.4 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  86.3°85.8°
  22.9°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  230 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 Fort Washington with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Fort Washington, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Washington are September, June and May.
In Fort Washington, there are 21.0 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 Fort Washington with an average of 22.9°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Fort Washington, there are 101.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Fort Washington, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Fort Washington 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.
July is the wettest month in Fort Washington with 4.7 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 48.0 inches in Fort Washington means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
April is the rainiest month in Fort Washington with 10.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 105.4 rainy days annually in Fort Washington, which is one of the least rainy places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer 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 20.3 inches in Fort Washington means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Fort Washington with 8.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Jill · Fort Washington, PA
Fort Washington, PA
Over 18 years ago

Beautiful town. Small. Horse Country. Just outside Philadelphia. High cost of housing- average home price over $400,000. Air quality not that great. Tight knit  More

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