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United States / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area / Montgomery County / Limerick / Zip Codes
Limerick, PA has a humid continental climate, with cold winters and hot, humid summers. The average temperature in winter ranges from 18°F to 32°F, while in summer the temperature can reach up to 84°F. Some days can be quite windy and gusts may reach up to 50 mph at times. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year with around 44 inches per year on average, mostly in the form of rain. Snowfall is moderate, usually ranging between 15 and 25 inches annually.

Limerick, Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

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

Limerick gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Limerick, 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 Limerick with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Limerick, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Limerick are September, June and August.
In Limerick, there are 15.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Limerick with an average of 21.7°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Limerick, there are 113.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Limerick, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Limerick 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 Limerick with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.8 inches in Limerick means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
April is the rainiest month in Limerick with 10.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 111.6 rainy days annually in Limerick, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.7 inches in Limerick means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Limerick with 8.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Joe · Royersford, PA
Nice place to live, expensive, commuting is tough
Over 6 years ago

This is a nice place to live. I have been here for over 20 years and there is a touch of sprawl, but the town council sort of keeps it in check. There are "greenspace"  More

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Brian · Royersford, PA
Limerick, PA - Housing
Over 14 years ago

I have a small one-bedroom apartment with a one-car, attached garage. I have a ceiling fan with vaulted ceilings, picture windows, ~7-year old complex, pool, cyber cafe  More

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