Zip 19118 (Philadelphia, PA) Climate

Philadelphia, PA in 19118 has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot and muggy summers with occasional extreme heat waves. Winters are cold but generally mild with periodic snowfall throughout the season. The city receives an average of 44 inches of rainfall per year and occasionally experiences thunderstorms and other forms of severe weather. Spring and autumn months typically provide comfortable temperatures and sunny days. Overall, the city experiences four distinct seasons with moderate temperatures that rarely dip below freezing or reach extreme highs.

Philadelphia (zip 19118), Pennsylvania gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Philadelphia (zip 19118) averages 18 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 (zip 19118). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Philadelphia (zip 19118) 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 25
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 19118 zip code 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 19118 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 19118 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Pennsylvania. In the 19118 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 19118 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 19118 zip code, there are 23.2 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 19118 zip code with an average of 24.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 19118 zip code, there are 88.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 19118 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 19118 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 19118 zip code 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 48.1 inches in the 19118 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

April is the rainiest month in the 19118 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 19118 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 17.5 inches in the 19118 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the 19118 zip code with 5.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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