Zip 19390 (West Grove, PA) Climate

1940 West Grove, PA had a humid mid-Atlantic climate. Summers were hot and humid with occasional thunderstorms. Winters were cold and snowy, with temperatures often dropping below freezing. The area received an average annual precipitation of around 40 inches. This included light snowfall in the winter months and heavy rains in the spring and summer months. During this time period, the region was considered to be quite humid due to its close proximity to two large bodies of water - Lake Erie and the Atlantic Ocean.

West Grove (zip 19390), Pennsylvania gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

West Grove (zip 19390) averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in West Grove (zip 19390). The US average is 205 sunny days.

West Grove (zip 19390) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 21
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 19390 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

8.7 Summer - 5.2 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 19390 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	West Grove, Pennsylvania	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	25.7 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	201 days	Unlock
	84.7°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.1	Unlock
	Unlock	4.3
	402 ft.	Unlock

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 19390 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 19390 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 19390 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 19390 zip code, there are 11.8 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 19390 zip code with an average of 20.7°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 19390 zip code, there are 119.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 19390 zip code, there are 0.8 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 19390 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.

September is the wettest month in the 19390 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.0 inches in the 19390 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Pennsylvania.

May is the rainiest month in the 19390 zip code with 11.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 123.9 rainy days annually in the 19390 zip code, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 25.7 inches in the 19390 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. February is the snowiest month in the 19390 zip code with 9.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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