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Best Time for Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Lancaster, Hershey & Gettysburg
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Preferred months for this journey: May, June, July, August, September, October. Check the seasonal notes before choosing your dates.
💡 Good to know
- Farmstand season in Amish country — buggies share the shoulder, mud sales and markets run, and the Gettysburg battlefield walks best in shirtsleeves.
- Battle-anniversary week brings living-history encampments to Gettysburg; book far ahead or aim either side of it.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −6.2°C | 2.0°C | 72 mm | 9.5 h | ❄ |
| February | −5.6°C | 3.6°C | 70 mm | 10.4 h | ❄ |
| March | −1.6°C | 9.0°C | 88 mm | 11.7 h | ❄ |
| April | 4.2°C | 16.3°C | 95 mm | 13.1 h | |
| May | 10.5°C | 21.9°C | 104 mm | 14.2 h | |
| June | 15.8°C | 26.8°C | 116 mm | 14.8 h | |
| July | 18.6°C | 29.9°C | 116 mm | 14.6 h | |
| August | 17.8°C | 29.1°C | 108 mm | 13.6 h | |
| September | 13.7°C | 25.5°C | 114 mm | 12.2 h | |
| October | 7.0°C | 18.0°C | 108 mm | 10.9 h | |
| November | 1.0°C | 11.0°C | 81 mm | 9.7 h | ❄ |
| December | −3.3°C | 4.7°C | 98 mm | 9.2 h | ❄ |