Zip 19038 (Glenside, PA) Climate

19038 Glenside, PA has a humid continental climate. Summers are hot and humid, with occasional periods of extreme heat and humidity. Winters are cold and wet, with occasional periods of extreme cold. Spring and autumn tend to be mild, but can be unpredictable at times. Precipitation is spread evenly throughout the year, with most coming in the form of rain or snow. The area gets an average of 44 inches of precipitation annually, making it one of the wettest parts of Pennsylvania.

Glenside (zip 19038), Pennsylvania gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Glenside (zip 19038) averages 20 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 Glenside (zip 19038). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Glenside (zip 19038) 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 19038 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.7 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 19038 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Glenside, Pennsylvania	United States
	47.8 in.	38.1 in.
	20.3 in.	27.8 in.
	106.5 days	106.2 days
	205 days	205 days
	85.2°	85.8°
	24.1°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.1	4.3
	344 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 19038 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 19038 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 19038 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 19038 zip code, there are 14.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 19038 zip code with an average of 24.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 19038 zip code, there are 92.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 19038 zip code, there are 0.2 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 19038 zip code 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 19038 zip code with 5.0 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 47.8 inches in the 19038 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

April is the rainiest month in the 19038 zip code with 10.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 106.5 rainy days annually in the 19038 zip code, 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 20.3 inches in the 19038 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the 19038 zip code with 7.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Oluwole · Glenside, PA

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Over 8 years ago

Philadelphia and her suburban townships surely need your prayers; Please pray for The People of "The City of BROTHERLY LOVE" for of a truth, brotherly love may be More

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Bp · Glenside, PA

GO GREEN OR BE SAFE?

Over 15 years ago

I am 100% with going as green as possible,...but I really feel strongly about streets so dark that to walk safely, you need a flashlight!!There are quite a few very More

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