Philadelphia picks up around 18 more inches of snow each winter.
Lake Charles has around 62 fewer freezing nights a year. Lake Charles endures about 53 more days above 90 °F each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Lake Charles | Metric | Philadelphia |
|---|---|---|
| 213 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 203 days |
| 54 in | Precipitationper year | 43 in |
| 136 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 120 days |
| 0 in | Snowfallper year | 18 in |
| 89 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 36 days |
| 13 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 76 days |
| 77% | Humidityaverage relative | 68% |
| 69 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 57 °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.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Charles high | 63 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 89 | 82 | 72 | 65 |
| Philadelphia high | 41 | 44 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Lake Charles low | 43 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 45 |
| Philadelphia low | 27 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Charles | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| Philadelphia | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.0 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Charles | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Lake Charles vs another city
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- Lake Charles vs Moss Bluff, LA
- Lake Charles vs Sulphur, LA
- Lake Charles vs Carlyss, LA
- Lake Charles vs Orange, TX
- Lake Charles vs Jennings, LA
- Lake Charles vs New York, NY
- Lake Charles vs Los Angeles, CA
- Lake Charles vs Chicago, IL
- Lake Charles vs Houston, TX
- Lake Charles vs Phoenix, AZ
Philadelphia vs another city
- Philadelphia vs Elkins Park, PA
- Philadelphia vs Bala Cynwyd, PA
- Philadelphia vs Palmyra, NJ
- Philadelphia vs Camden, NJ
- Philadelphia vs Wyndmoor, PA
- Philadelphia vs Merion Station, PA
- Philadelphia vs New York, NY
- Philadelphia vs Los Angeles, CA
- Philadelphia vs Chicago, IL
- Philadelphia vs Houston, TX
- Philadelphia vs Phoenix, AZ
- Philadelphia vs San Antonio, TX
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).