Philadelphia
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About
Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous city in the United States, with a Census-estimated population of 1,574,281 in July 2025. The Philadelphia metropolitan area has 6.33 million residents and is the nation's ninth-largest metropolitan area. Philadelphia is known for its culture, cuisine, and history, maintaining contemporary influence in business and technology, sports, and music.
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Why visit
Visit Philadelphia for museums, galleries, and collections, music, theater, and performance, markets, streets, food, and public squares. The value of Philadelphia is clearest when museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, food, and nearby landscape are read together. A good itinerary should stay selective. The strongest plan in Philadelphia usually starts with one main stop and treats the surrounding streets as part of the visit. In Philadelphia, the route gains clarity when the spaces between formal stops are allowed to matter. If the strongest material around Philadelphia sits outside the center, give it its own time rather than forcing it into the same day.
When to avoid
Do not visit Philadelphia expecting every useful stop to be close together or easy to improvise. In Philadelphia, opening hours, transport, weather, crowds, and distance can shape the day more than the list of sights. A day in Philadelphia should account for distance, heat, parking, and transit before adding more stops. For Philadelphia, do not make weak transit carry the whole day; use a ride or car when it keeps the route sensible.
Philadelphia Summer (June-August)
June through August are the period when heat, daylight, crowds, or humidity most affect a visit to Philadelphia. The summer day in Philadelphia should be planned around humidity, storms, and afternoon fatigue. For Philadelphia, the warm-season route should alternate shade, interiors, and outdoor stops rather than running straight through the heat. For Philadelphia, choose this period for daylight and atmosphere, not for a perfectly controlled cultural schedule. For Philadelphia, visitor volume and cultural programming do not always peak at the same time.
Winter (Dec-Feb)
December through February are the cooler or wetter period in Philadelphia. Use the cooler months in Philadelphia for performances, museums, and neighborhood walking rather than heat-managed sightseeing. In Philadelphia, comfort depends less on temperature alone than on rain, wind, snow, daylight, and whether services are reduced. Use this period in Philadelphia for close looking indoors, then add outdoor sections when weather and daylight cooperate. For Philadelphia, shorten exposed walks, verify opening times, and avoid making a late or wet return depend on weak transport links.
The next week in Philadelphia
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Overcast
19° / 11°
UV Moderate
Sat
Overcast
29° / 10°
UV High
Sun
Drizzle
29° / 18°
UV High
Mon
Drizzle
33° / 20°
UV High
Tue
Overcast
34° / 20°
UV High
Wed
Drizzle
34° / 22°
0.6 mm
UV High
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
32° / 0°
Typical high / low
3 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.4h
05:46 – 20:07local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Philadelphia
7 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) at 11 km.
Getting around Philadelphia
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
AmtrakNJ TransitPATCOAmtrak Chartered VehicleMARCB MetroSEPTAMartz TrailwaysFullington TrailwaysAcademy BusFlixbusGreyhoundPeter Pan Bus LinesSuperior ToursBest Bus
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
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- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Dyfsunctional.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.