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United States / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area / Montgomery County / Lower Gwynedd / Zip Codes
The climate in Lower Gwynedd, PA is generally mild throughout the year. Average temperatures range from the mid-30s in winter to low-80s in summer. Winters are usually cold and wet with moderate snowfall while summers are warm and humid. Rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year with approximately 19 inches of precipitation annually. Spring can be quite pleasant, but summer brings frequent thunderstorms and short periods of high humidity. The autumn months bring cooler weather and beautiful foliage to enjoy.

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

Lower Gwynedd 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 Lower Gwynedd. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lower Gwynedd gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 23
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Lower Gwynedd, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLower Gwynedd, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  47.7 in.38.1 in.
  21.1 in.27.8 in.
  103.9 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  84.6°85.8°
  22.8°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  303 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 Lower Gwynedd with an average high temperature of 84.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In Lower Gwynedd, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lower Gwynedd are June, September and August.
In Lower Gwynedd, there are 12.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lower Gwynedd with an average of 22.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Lower Gwynedd, there are 101.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Lower Gwynedd, there are 0.6 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 Lower Gwynedd 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 Lower Gwynedd with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.7 inches in Lower Gwynedd means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
May is the rainiest month in Lower Gwynedd with 10.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 103.9 rainy days annually in Lower Gwynedd, 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 21.1 inches in Lower Gwynedd means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Lower Gwynedd with 8.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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