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United States / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area / Delaware County / Thornbury township (Delaware County) / Zip Codes
Thornbury township is located in Delaware County, PA and has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures reaching up to the mid 80s Fahrenheit (30 Celsius). Winters are cold with temperatures staying consistently below freezing. Spring brings a welcome respite of mild weather, while autumn brings cooler temperatures and beautiful foliage. The area gets an average amount of precipitation throughout the year, making it ideal for outdoor activities all year round.

Thornbury township (Delaware County), Pennsylvania gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Thornbury township (Delaware County) averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Thornbury township (Delaware County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Thornbury township (Delaware County) 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.5 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Thornbury township (Delaware County), while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateThornbury township (Delaware County), PennsylvaniaUnited States
  46.1 in.38.1 in.
  16.1 in.27.8 in.
  112.0 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  85.6°85.8°
  22.6°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  374 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 Thornbury township (Delaware County) with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Thornbury township (Delaware County), there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Thornbury township (Delaware County) are September, June and May.
In Thornbury township (Delaware County), there are 15.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Thornbury township (Delaware County) with an average of 22.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Thornbury township (Delaware County), there are 102.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Thornbury township (Delaware County), 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 Thornbury township (Delaware County) 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 Thornbury township (Delaware County) with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.1 inches in Thornbury township (Delaware County) means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.
April is the rainiest month in Thornbury township (Delaware County) with 10.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 112.0 rainy days annually in Thornbury township (Delaware County), 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 16.1 inches in Thornbury township (Delaware County) means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Thornbury township (Delaware County) with 6.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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