Whitemarsh, PA Climate


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Whitemarsh, PA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average temperatures range from the mid-30s in January to the mid-80s in July. Precipitation levels vary from season to season, with most of the rain occurring during the spring and summer months. Snowfall amounts are usually moderate throughout the winter months. Humidity levels tend to be high, especially during summertime, making for muggy conditions.

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

Whitemarsh averages 17 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 Whitemarsh. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Whitemarsh gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Whitemarsh, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWhitemarsh, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  48.0 in.38.1 in.
  17.3 in.27.8 in.
  107.0 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  87.4°85.8°
  22.6°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  184 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 Whitemarsh with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In Whitemarsh, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Whitemarsh are September, May and June.
In Whitemarsh, there are 26.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Whitemarsh with an average of 22.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Whitemarsh, there are 103.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.
In Whitemarsh, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Whitemarsh 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 Whitemarsh with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.0 inches in Whitemarsh means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.
April is the rainiest month in Whitemarsh with 10.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 107.0 rainy days annually in Whitemarsh, which is one of the least rainy places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.3 inches in Whitemarsh means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in Whitemarsh with 7.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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