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Grinnell, IA vs Philadelphia, PA weather comparison

Grinnell

IA

Philadelphia endures about 26 more days above 90 °F each year.

Philadelphia has around 78 fewer freezing nights a year. Grinnell picks up around 12 more inches of snow each winter.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Grinnell, IA and Philadelphia, PA
GrinnellMetricPhiladelphia
199 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies203 days
39 inPrecipitationper year43 in
117 daysWet daysrain or snow per year120 days
31 inSnowfallper year18 in
11 daysHot daysabove 90 °F36 days
153 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F76 days
70%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.

GrinnellPhiladelphia

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovGrinnell, Jan: 28 °FGrinnell, Feb: 33 °FGrinnell, Mar: 46 °FGrinnell, Apr: 59 °FGrinnell, May: 70 °FGrinnell, Jun: 80 °FGrinnell, Jul: 83 °FGrinnell, Aug: 81 °FGrinnell, Sep: 75 °FGrinnell, Oct: 62 °FGrinnell, Nov: 47 °FGrinnell, Dec: 34 °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

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovGrinnell, Jan: 10 °FGrinnell, Feb: 14 °FGrinnell, Mar: 25 °FGrinnell, Apr: 35 °FGrinnell, May: 47 °FGrinnell, Jun: 58 °FGrinnell, Jul: 62 °FGrinnell, Aug: 59 °FGrinnell, Sep: 50 °FGrinnell, Oct: 38 °FGrinnell, Nov: 26 °FGrinnell, Dec: 16 °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
Grinnell high283346597080838175624734
Philadelphia high414453657584898680675646
Grinnell low101425354758625950382616
Philadelphia low272935455565706861504032

Monthly precipitation

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

GrinnellPhiladelphia
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovGrinnell, Jan: 1.3 inGrinnell, Feb: 1.6 inGrinnell, Mar: 2.7 inGrinnell, Apr: 4.5 inGrinnell, May: 5.3 inGrinnell, Jun: 5.2 inGrinnell, Jul: 3.9 inGrinnell, Aug: 3.9 inGrinnell, Sep: 3.9 inGrinnell, Oct: 2.9 inGrinnell, Nov: 2.2 inGrinnell, Dec: 1.7 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
Grinnell1.31.62.74.55.35.23.93.93.92.92.21.7
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.

GrinnellPhiladelphia
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovGrinnell, Jan: 13 daysGrinnell, Feb: 13 daysGrinnell, Mar: 16 daysGrinnell, Apr: 15 daysGrinnell, May: 16 daysGrinnell, Jun: 16 daysGrinnell, Jul: 21 daysGrinnell, Aug: 21 daysGrinnell, Sep: 21 daysGrinnell, Oct: 18 daysGrinnell, Nov: 16 daysGrinnell, Dec: 14 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
Grinnell131316151616212121181614
Philadelphia161616151616181918191716

Keep comparing

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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).