WeatherRoamTowns within 2 hours of Philadelphia, ranked by this weekend's weather
This weekend's picks
The best weather within 2 hours of Philadelphia for Sat Nov 7 & Sun Nov 8.
- Baltimore, MarylandGoodNational Aquarium 路 The Waltersabout 1 h 45 minSat 58F, 5% rain
Sun 62F, 3% rain - Phoenixville, PennsylvaniaGoodValley Forge NHPabout 35 minSat 56F, 7% rain
Sun 59F, 11% rain - New York City, New YorkGood9/11 Memorial 路 Tenement Museumabout 1 h 40 minSat 62F, 26% rain
Sun 57F, 17% rain
Forecast updated Wed, 1:52 PM EST.
Towns within 3 hours of Philadelphia
Within an hour
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Wilmington, Delaware Winterthur 路 Hagley Museum | about 35 min | Good Sat 57F, 8% rain; Sun 60F, 6% rain |
| Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Valley Forge NHP | about 35 min | Good Sat 56F, 7% rain; Sun 59F, 11% rain |
| West Chester, Pennsylvania Longwood Gardens 路 Brandywine | about 45 min | Good Sat 55F, 7% rain; Sun 59F, 10% rain |
| New Hope, Pennsylvania Washington Crossing Park | about 50 min | Good Sat 59F, 10% rain; Sun 59F, 11% rain |
1 to 2 hours
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Historic Bethlehem 路 Dorney Park | about 1 h 10 min | Good Sat 57F, 10% rain; Sun 57F, 12% rain |
| Chestertown, Maryland Chestertown Historic District | about 1 h 30 min | Good Sat 56F, 6% rain; Sun 61F, 3% rain |
| Coney Island, New York Wonder Wheel 路 NY Aquarium | about 1 h 40 min | Good Sat 62F, 30% rain; Sun 58F, 16% rain |
| New York City, New York 9/11 Memorial 路 Tenement Museum | about 1 h 40 min | Good Sat 62F, 26% rain; Sun 57F, 17% rain |
| Baltimore, Maryland National Aquarium 路 The Walters | about 1 h 45 min | Good Sat 58F, 5% rain; Sun 62F, 3% rain |
| Atlantic City, New Jersey Lucy the Elephant 路 Steel Pier | about 1 h 5 min | Mixed Sat 61F, 53% rain; Sun 61F, 6% rain |
| Ship Bottom, New Jersey Barnegat Light 路 Forsythe Refuge | about 1 h 15 min | Mixed Sat 61F, 52% rain; Sun 60F, 6% rain |
| Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey | about 1 h 20 min | Mixed Sat 62F, 37% rain; Sun 59F, 13% rain |
| Asbury Park, New Jersey | about 1 h 20 min | Mixed Sat 61F, 35% rain; Sun 59F, 15% rain |
| Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania Lehigh Gorge 路 Packer Mansion | about 1 h 20 min | Mixed Sat 52F, 15% rain; Sun 55F, 15% rain |
| Lancaster, Pennsylvania Dutch Wonderland 路 Wheatland | about 1 h 20 min | Mixed Sat 53F, 7% rain; Sun 58F, 6% rain |
| Beach Haven, New Jersey Forsythe Wildlife Refuge | about 1 h 30 min | Mixed Sat 60F, 52% rain; Sun 61F, 7% rain |
| Cape May, New Jersey Cape May Point SP 路 Higbee Beach | about 1 h 35 min | Mixed Sat 61F, 41% rain; Sun 60F, 4% rain |
| Hershey, Pennsylvania Hersheypark 路 AACA Museum | about 1 h 40 min | Mixed Sat 52F, 9% rain; Sun 58F, 8% rain |
| Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania Mount Tammany 路 Worthington | about 1 h 45 min | Mixed Sat 57F, 18% rain; Sun 54F, 18% rain |
| York, Pennsylvania Shoe House 路 Colonial Complex | about 1 h 45 min | Mixed Sat 52F, 7% rain; Sun 57F, 6% rain |
| Indian Mountain Lake, Pennsylvania Hickory Run SP 路 Big Boulder | about 1 h 35 min | Fair Sat 49F, 18% rain; Sun 49F, 18% rain |
| Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania Camelback 路 Big Pocono SP | about 1 h 45 min | Fair Sat 48F, 19% rain; Sun 48F, 19% rain |
| Mountain Top, Pennsylvania Nescopeck SP | about 1 h 50 min | Fair Sat 47F, 21% rain; Sun 51F, 21% rain |
| Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey Hopatcong SP 路 Musconetcong SP | about 1 h 55 min | Fair Sat 53F, 20% rain; Sun 51F, 18% rain |
2 to 3 hours
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Gettysburg Battlefield | about 2 h 15 min | Good Sat 55F, 7% rain; Sun 58F, 4% rain |
| Frederick, Maryland Civil War Medicine 路 Monocacy | about 2 h 25 min | Good Sat 56F, 6% rain; Sun 59F, 3% rain |
| Washington, District of Columbia White House 路 WWII Memorial | about 2 h 30 min | Good Sat 58F, 4% rain; Sun 62F, 3% rain |
| Alexandria, Virginia | about 2 h 35 min | Good Sat 59F, 4% rain; Sun 62F, 2% rain |
| Chesapeake Beach, Maryland | about 2 h 35 min | Good Sat 57F, 10% rain; Sun 62F, 3% rain |
| Cold Spring, New York Storm King SP 路 Dia:Beacon | about 2 h 35 min | Good Sat 62F, 24% rain; Sun 55F, 24% rain |
| Leesburg, Virginia Oatlands estate | about 2 h 55 min | Good Sat 57F, 6% rain; Sun 60F, 2% rain |
| Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Cape Henlopen SP | about 2 h 10 min | Mixed Sat 62F, 49% rain; Sun 61F, 3% rain |
| Island Park, New York Jones Beach SP | about 2 h 10 min | Mixed Sat 63F, 35% rain; Sun 59F, 15% rain |
| Salisbury, Maryland Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art | about 2 h 25 min | Mixed Sat 61F, 34% rain; Sun 62F, 3% rain |
| Chambersburg, Pennsylvania | about 2 h 30 min | Mixed Sat 54F, 8% rain; Sun 56F, 4% rain |
| Westport, Connecticut Sherwood Island SP | about 2 h 35 min | Mixed Sat 68F, 33% rain; Sun 58F, 22% rain |
| Ocean City, Maryland Assateague SP 路 Jolly Roger | about 2 h 45 min | Mixed Sat 62F, 68% rain; Sun 62F, 3% rain |
| Stratford, Connecticut Barnum Museum 路 Beardsley Zoo | about 2 h 45 min | Mixed Sat 65F, 37% rain; Sun 59F, 23% rain |
| Williamsport, Pennsylvania Clyde Peeling's Reptiland | about 2 h 45 min | Mixed Sat 53F, 26% rain; Sun 58F, 9% rain |
| New Paltz, New York Mohonk 路 Huguenot Street | about 2 h 50 min | Mixed Sat 63F, 28% rain; Sun 55F, 28% rain |
| Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania Frances Slocum SP | about 2 h 5 min | Fair Sat 47F, 23% rain; Sun 51F, 23% rain |
| Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, Pennsylvania Delaware Water Gap NRA | about 2 h 10 min | Fair Sat 54F, 22% rain; Sun 52F, 18% rain |
| Hawley, Pennsylvania Dorflinger Glass Museum | about 2 h 35 min | Fair Sat 50F, 23% rain; Sun 51F, 19% rain |
| Brewster, New York Wooster Mountain SP | about 2 h 35 min | Fair Sat 64F, 24% rain; Sun 54F, 25% rain |
Weather around Philadelphia
Philadelphia weekends often come down to the shore or the mountains. Cape May, Beach Haven and the rest of the Jersey Shore are usually cooler than the city in summer, with a sea breeze, while the Poconos and towns like Jim Thorpe sit higher and run cooler too.
In spring the ocean is still cold and the shore can be gray and raw when Lancaster and Bucks County are warm. The shore's water keeps it milder than inland well into fall.
How we pick
"Good" means a high from 55F to 88F, a forecast of sun or clouds, and at most a 30% chance of rain or snow, with no thunderstorm, dangerous heat or cold, strong gusts or smoke. "Mixed" means one day is good and the other isn't. Picks are ordered by that, then by the forecast and how much of a destination the town is.
Drive times start at the center of Philadelphia and go to the center of each town. They come from a table built on OpenStreetMap and do not include traffic or seasonal road closures.
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