Villanova, PA Climate

Villanova, PA has a humid continental climate, with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping to below freezing, and an average of 17 inches of snowfall per year. Spring is mild and wet, with occasional showers or thunderstorms. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures reaching the upper 80s, and high humidity levels. Autumn is usually cool and dry in the region, with temperatures gradually cooling down as winter approaches.

Climate	Villanova, Pennsylvania	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.