Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area, PA Climate

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate, with warm and humid summers, mild winters, and plenty of precipitation all year. The average annual temperature is around 57°F (14°C), while the average summer temperature is around 80°F (26.7°C). Summertime temperatures can sometimes reach up to 90°F (32.2°C), but they are normally moderated by the ocean breeze. Rainfall averages 40–50 inches per year and snowfall can range from a few inches to more than 20 inches in some areas. The area also experiences thunderstorms in the spring and summer months, as well as occasional hurricanes during hurricane season.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area, Pennsylvania gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 24
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area 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 the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	United States
	46.6 in.	38.1 in.
	16.9 in.	27.8 in.
	115.6 days	106.2 days
	205 days	205 days
	86.4°	85.8°
	23.7°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	3.9	4.3
	176 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 the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area are September, June and May.

In the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area, there are 21.1 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 the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area with an average of 23.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

In the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area, there are 96.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

In the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area, 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 the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area 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 the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 46.6 inches in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area with 11.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 115.6 rainy days annually in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area, which is less rainy than most 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 16.9 inches in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area with 6.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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