Zip 19066 (Merion Station, PA) Climate

19066 Merion Station, PA has a humid continental climate that is typical of the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Summers are generally hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the 90s Fahrenheit and winters are cold and snowy with temperatures dropping to below freezing. The area sees an average of 43 inches of precipitation annually, spread out over about 32 days per year. In addition to rain, Merion Station can experience snow in the winter months when temperatures dip low enough for it to accumulate.

Merion Station (zip 19066), Pennsylvania gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Merion Station (zip 19066) 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 Merion Station (zip 19066). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Merion Station (zip 19066) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 26
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 the 19066 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Pennsylvania.

8.2 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 19066 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Merion Station, Pennsylvania	United States
	48.2 in.	38.1 in.
	16.9 in.	27.8 in.
	107.9 days	106.2 days
	205 days	205 days
	87.3°	85.8°
	25.6°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.1	4.3
	292 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 19066 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In the 19066 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 19066 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 19066 zip code, there are 26.7 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 19066 zip code with an average of 25.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 19066 zip code, there are 80.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 19066 zip code, 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 the 19066 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 19066 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 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 48.2 inches in the 19066 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

April is the rainiest month in the 19066 zip code with 10.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 107.9 rainy days annually in the 19066 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 16.9 inches in the 19066 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the 19066 zip code with 5.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Dick · Merion Station, PA

Great place to live

Over 14 years ago

I lived here with my parents in the 60's and again since 2000 after I retired. Taxes are high (but no more so than several other suburbs and lower than Alexandria VA More

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