AREA INFORMATION

Plan your production in advance – by checking out our local weather and other features. Find out the average precipitation and temperatures for every month. Need access to Lancaster County or maybe even Atlantic City during your stay, we provide you the Relative Distances so you can estimate your travel time. We can even provide you with the time of sunrise and sunset for each day so you can create your shooting schedule.

 

Spring greening begins about April 1st and continues through May. By May 1st, the deciduous trees have leaves and the grass is very green. Fall foliage usually peaks after October 15th and before November 1st. Most trees are bare by December.

Precipitation
Average
Monthly
Inches
Of
Rain		 Average #
Days over
.01 inch		 Average #
Days
Show / Ice
1 inch +
Temperature Average # of Days Sunsire to Sunset Humidity
High Average Low 8:00 AM 1:30 PM
Max Min Clear Pt. Cloudy Cloudy % %
Jan 73 40 26 -5 7 8 16 75 65 3.3 12 2
Feb 79 41 27 -11 7 7 14 74 62 3.3 11 2
Mar 86 49 33 -5 7 9 15 73 60 3.4 12 1
Apr 93 61 43 14 7 9 14 69 56 3.1 11 *
May 96 72 54 35 6 11 14 70 55 3.3 11 0
Jun 102 80 62 46 7 11 12 72 56 3.2 10 0
Jul 104 85 68 52 7 12 12 73 56 4.1 11 0
Aug 106 83 67 51 8 11 12 76 58 4.6 11 0
Sep 102 76 60 40 10 9 11 77 59 3.1 8 0
Oct 94 66 50 29 11 8 12 75 56 2.8 8 *
Nov 78 53 39 8 7 10 13 74 62 2.7 9 *
Dec 70 43 30 -5 7 9 15 74 63 3.4 10 1

A regional transportation and communications center, Philadelphia sits at the hub of Amtrak’s busy Northeast Corridor. Highway connections are made easy by the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Turnpikes, Interstates 95 and 76, the Atlantic City Expressway, and the Blue Route, Interstate 476.

Conveniently reached attractions include Valley Forge National Park, the scenic Brandywine Valley, historic Bucks County, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Hershey, Gettysburg, and Southern New Jersey beach resorts, including Atlantic City.

Destination Distance
(In Miles)		 Estimated Travel Time
Atlantic City, NJ 65 1.25 hours
Baltimore, MD 95 1.5 hours
Brandywine Valley 30 1 hour
Gettysburg, PA 140 2.75 hours
Hershey, PA 90 1.5 hours
Lancaster, PA 70 1.5 hours
Lehigh Valley 62 1.5 hours
Longwood Gardens 35 1 hour
New Hope 40 1 hour
New York City, NY 100 2 hours
Pocono Mountains 100 2 hours
Reading, PA 65 1.25 hours
Valley Forge 25 .5 hour
Washington, D.C. 125 2.5 hours

January thru June

Chart does not reflect Daylight Saving Time. From the last Sunday in April to the Last Sunday in October, 1 hour should be added to both sunrise and sunset.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May June
Day Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set
01 0723 1646 0709 1720 0634 1753 0544 1825 0501 1855 0434 1923
02 0723 1647 0708 1721 0632 1754 0543 1826 0459 1856 0433 1924
03 0723 1648 0707 1722 0631 1755 0541 1827 0458 1857 0433 1925
04 0723 1649 0706 1724 0629 1756 0540 1828 0457 1858 0433 1925
05 0723 1650 0705 1725 0628 1757 0538 1829 0456 1859 0432 1926
06 0723 1651 0704 1726 0626 1758 0537 1830 0455 1900 0432 1927
07 0723 1652 0703 1727 0625 1759 0535 1831 0453 1901 0432 1927
08 0722 1653 0702 1728 0623 1800 0533 1832 0452 1902 0432 1928
09 0722 1654 0701 1730 0622 1801 0532 1833 0451 1903 0432 1928
10 0722 1655 0659 1731 0620 1802 0530 1834 0450 1904 0431 1929
11 0722 1656 0658 1732 0618 1803 0529 1835 0449 1905 0431 1929
12 0722 1657 0657 1733 0617 1804 0527 1836 0448 1906 0431 1930
13 0721 1658 0656 1734 0615 1806 0526 1837 0447 1907 0431 1930
14 0721 1659 0655 1736 0614 1807 0524 1838 0446 1908 0431 1931
15 0721 1700 0653 1737 0612 1808 0523 1839 0445 1909 0431 1931
16 0720 1701 0652 1738 0610 1809 0521 1840 0444 1910 0431 1932
17 0720 1702 0651 1739 0609 1810 0520 1841 0444 1911 0431 1932
18 0719 1703 0649 1740 0607 1811 0518 1842 0443 1912 0431 1932
19 0719 1705 0648 1741 0606 1812 0517 1843 0442 1913 0432 1932
20 0718 1706 0647 1743 0604 1813 0515 1844 0441 1914 0432 1933
21 0718 1707 0645 1744 0602 1814 0514 1845 0440 1915 0432 1933
22 0717 1708 0644 1745 0601 1815 0512 1846 0440 1915 0432 1933
23 0716 1709 0643 1746 0559 1816 0511 1847 0439 1916 0432 1933
24 0716 1710 0641 1747 0557 1817 0510 1848 0438 1917 0433 1933
25 0715 1712 0640 1748 0556 1818 0508 1849 0437 1918 0433 1933
26 0714 1713 0638 1749 0554 1819 0507 1850 0437 1919 0433 1933
27 0713 1714 0637 1750 0553 1820 0506 1851 0436 1920 0434 1933
28 0713 1715 0635 1752 0551 1821 0504 1852 0436 1920 0434 1933
29 0712 1716 0549 1822 0503 1853 0435 1921 0435 1933
30 0711 1718 0548 1823 0502 1854 0435 1922 0435 1933
31 0710 1719 0547 1824 0434 1923

July thru December

July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Day Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set
01 0436 1933 0459 1914 0528 1832 0557 1743 0630 1658 0703 1636
02 0436 1933 0500 1913 0529 1830 0558 1741 0631 1657 0704 1636
03 0437 1933 0501 1912 0530 1829 0559 1740 0632 1656 0705 1636
04 0437 1933 0502 1911 0531 1827 0600 1738 0633 1655 0706 1635
05 0438 1932 0503 1910 0532 1825 0601 1736 0634 1654 0707 1635
06 0438 1932 0504 1908 0533 1824 0602 1735 0636 1653 0708 1635
07 0439 1932 0505 1907 0534 1822 0603 1733 0637 1651 0709 1635
08 0440 1932 0506 1906 0535 1821 0604 1732 0638 1650 0710 1635
09 0440 1931 0507 1905 0536 1819 0605 1730 0639 1650 0711 1635
10 0441 1931 0508 1904 0537 1817 0606 1728 0640 1649 0712 1635
11 0442 1930 0508 1902 0538 1816 0607 1727 0641 1648 0712 1635
12 0442 1930 0509 1901 0539 1814 0608 1725 0642 1647 0713 1636
13 0443 1929 0510 1900 0540 1812 0609 1724 0644 1646 0714 1636
14 0444 1929 0511 1858 0541 1811 0610 1722 0645 1645 0715 1636
15 0444 1928 0512 1857 0542 1809 0611 1721 0646 1644 0715 1636
16 0445 1928 0513 1856 0543 1807 0612 1719 0647 1643 0716 1637
17 0446 1927 0514 1854 0544 1806 0613 1718 0648 1643 0717 1637
18 0447 1926 0515 1853 0544 1804 0614 1716 0649 1642 0717 1637
19 0448 1926 0516 1851 0545 1802 0615 1715 0650 1641 0718 1638
20 0448 1925 0517 1850 0546 1801 0616 1714 0652 1641 0718 1638
21 0449 1924 0518 1849 0547 1759 0618 1712 0653 1640 0719 1639
22 0450 1923 0519 1847 0548 1758 0619 1711 0654 1639 0719 1639
23 0451 1923 0520 1846 0549 1756 0620 1709 0655 1639 0720 1640
24 0452 1922 0521 1844 0550 1754 0621 1708 0656 1638 0720 1640
25 0453 1921 0522 1843 0551 1753 0622 1707 0657 1638 0721 1641
26 0454 1920 0523 1841 0552 1751 0623 1705 0658 1638 0721 1642
27 0455 1919 0524 1840 0553 1749 0624 1704 0659 1637 0721 1642
28 0455 1918 0525 1838 0554 1748 0625 1703 0700 1637 0722 1643
29 0456 1917 0526 1837 0555 1746 0626 1702 0701 1636 0722 1644
30 0457 1916 0527 1835 0556 1744 0628 1700 0702 1636 0722 1644
31 0458 1915 0527 1833 0629 1659 0722 1645