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Dubuque, IA vs Philadelphia, PA weather comparison

Dubuque

IA

Philadelphia endures about 22 more days above 90 °F each year.

Dubuque picks up around 19 more inches of snow each winter. Philadelphia has around 62 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Dubuque, IA and Philadelphia, PA
DubuqueMetricPhiladelphia
187 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies203 days
37 inPrecipitationper year43 in
121 daysWet daysrain or snow per year120 days
38 inSnowfallper year18 in
14 daysHot daysabove 90 °F36 days
138 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F76 days
71%Humidityaverage relative68%
48 °FAverage temperatureyear round57 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

DubuquePhiladelphia

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovDubuque, Jan: 27 °FDubuque, Feb: 32 °FDubuque, Mar: 45 °FDubuque, Apr: 58 °FDubuque, May: 70 °FDubuque, Jun: 80 °FDubuque, Jul: 84 °FDubuque, Aug: 81 °FDubuque, Sep: 74 °FDubuque, Oct: 61 °FDubuque, Nov: 46 °FDubuque, Dec: 33 °FPhiladelphia, Jan: 41 °FPhiladelphia, Feb: 44 °FPhiladelphia, Mar: 53 °FPhiladelphia, Apr: 65 °FPhiladelphia, May: 75 °FPhiladelphia, Jun: 84 °FPhiladelphia, Jul: 89 °FPhiladelphia, Aug: 86 °FPhiladelphia, Sep: 80 °FPhiladelphia, Oct: 67 °FPhiladelphia, Nov: 56 °FPhiladelphia, Dec: 46 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovDubuque, Jan: 10 °FDubuque, Feb: 14 °FDubuque, Mar: 26 °FDubuque, Apr: 37 °FDubuque, May: 49 °FDubuque, Jun: 60 °FDubuque, Jul: 64 °FDubuque, Aug: 62 °FDubuque, Sep: 53 °FDubuque, Oct: 41 °FDubuque, Nov: 29 °FDubuque, Dec: 18 °FPhiladelphia, Jan: 27 °FPhiladelphia, Feb: 29 °FPhiladelphia, Mar: 35 °FPhiladelphia, Apr: 45 °FPhiladelphia, May: 55 °FPhiladelphia, Jun: 65 °FPhiladelphia, Jul: 70 °FPhiladelphia, Aug: 68 °FPhiladelphia, Sep: 61 °FPhiladelphia, Oct: 50 °FPhiladelphia, Nov: 40 °FPhiladelphia, Dec: 32 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Dubuque high273245587080848174614633
Philadelphia high414453657584898680675646
Dubuque low101426374960646253412918
Philadelphia low272935455565706861504032

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

DubuquePhiladelphia
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovDubuque, Jan: 1.5 inDubuque, Feb: 1.7 inDubuque, Mar: 2.5 inDubuque, Apr: 4.2 inDubuque, May: 4.4 inDubuque, Jun: 4.7 inDubuque, Jul: 3.8 inDubuque, Aug: 3.8 inDubuque, Sep: 3.6 inDubuque, Oct: 2.7 inDubuque, Nov: 2.3 inDubuque, Dec: 1.9 inPhiladelphia, Jan: 3.2 inPhiladelphia, Feb: 3.0 inPhiladelphia, Mar: 4.1 inPhiladelphia, Apr: 3.6 inPhiladelphia, May: 3.5 inPhiladelphia, Jun: 3.8 inPhiladelphia, Jul: 3.9 inPhiladelphia, Aug: 3.7 inPhiladelphia, Sep: 4.1 inPhiladelphia, Oct: 3.6 inPhiladelphia, Nov: 2.9 inPhiladelphia, Dec: 4.0 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Dubuque1.51.72.54.24.44.73.83.83.62.72.31.9
Philadelphia3.23.04.13.63.53.83.93.74.13.62.94.0

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

DubuquePhiladelphia
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovDubuque, Jan: 12 daysDubuque, Feb: 13 daysDubuque, Mar: 15 daysDubuque, Apr: 13 daysDubuque, May: 15 daysDubuque, Jun: 16 daysDubuque, Jul: 20 daysDubuque, Aug: 20 daysDubuque, Sep: 20 daysDubuque, Oct: 17 daysDubuque, Nov: 14 daysDubuque, Dec: 12 daysPhiladelphia, Jan: 16 daysPhiladelphia, Feb: 16 daysPhiladelphia, Mar: 16 daysPhiladelphia, Apr: 15 daysPhiladelphia, May: 16 daysPhiladelphia, Jun: 16 daysPhiladelphia, Jul: 18 daysPhiladelphia, Aug: 19 daysPhiladelphia, Sep: 18 daysPhiladelphia, Oct: 19 daysPhiladelphia, Nov: 17 daysPhiladelphia, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Dubuque121315131516202020171412
Philadelphia161616151616181918191716

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).