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United States / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area / Chester County / Birmingham township (Chester County) / Zip Codes
Birmingham, PA has a humid continental climate characterized by warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 78°F while the average low temperature in the winter months can dip down to 19°F. Precipitation is quite common in Birmingham, with an average of 43 inches of rainfall per year, as well as some snowfall in colder months. Residents of Birmingham also enjoy plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 204 sunny days every year.

Birmingham township (Chester County), Pennsylvania gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Birmingham township (Chester County) averages 22 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 Birmingham township (Chester County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Birmingham township (Chester County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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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 Birmingham with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Birmingham, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Birmingham are September, June and August.
In Birmingham, there are 12.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Birmingham with an average of 21.6°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Birmingham, there are 110.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Birmingham, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Birmingham 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 Birmingham with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.6 inches in Birmingham means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
April is the rainiest month in Birmingham with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 119.3 rainy days annually in Birmingham, 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 21.7 inches in Birmingham means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Birmingham with 8.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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