BMW Love Run Philadelphia Half Marathon weather.

Typically 2°C on race morning; dry every year. Race morning (07:00 to 11:00 local time) in Philadelphia on race day in each of the last 10 years; the 2027 race is on 21 Mar 2027.

Typical
2°C (36°F)
race-morning average
Coolest
-4°C (25°F)
lowest reading, 07:00–11:00
Warmest
14°C (57°F)
highest reading, 07:00–11:00
Wet years
0 of 10
rain, drizzle or worse
Humidity
52%
typical
Wind
16 km/h
typical, at 10 m

Race morning, 07:00–11:00

Year by year

Race dayAverageLow–highHumidityWindRainConditions
22 Mar 20269°C (49°F)6°C (43°F)–14°C (58°F)83%12 km/h0.0 mmPartly cloudy
23 Mar 20251°C (35°F)-1°C (30°F)–4°C (39°F)52%11 km/h0.0 mmClear
24 Mar 20241°C (34°F)-1°C (29°F)–4°C (40°F)53%18 km/h0.0 mmClear
19 Mar 2023-2°C (28°F)-4°C (25°F)–0°C (33°F)38%19 km/h0.0 mmClear
20 Mar 202212°C (54°F)10°C (50°F)–14°C (57°F)57%17 km/h0.0 mmClear
21 Mar 20216°C (42°F)-1°C (31°F)–12°C (53°F)59%7 km/h0.0 mmClear
22 Mar 20203°C (38°F)1°C (33°F)–6°C (43°F)47%17 km/h0.0 mmOvercast
24 Mar 20195°C (40°F)-2°C (28°F)–10°C (50°F)49%10 km/h0.0 mmClear
18 Mar 20181°C (34°F)-2°C (28°F)–4°C (39°F)44%15 km/h0.0 mmClear
19 Mar 20172°C (35°F)0°C (32°F)–4°C (39°F)76%17 km/h0.0 mmClear

Each row is the race's date that year where we know it, else the same weekday nearest its usual date. Temperatures and humidity are averaged over 07:00 to 11:00 local time, rain is the total over those hours, and conditions are the commonest over the morning.

Kit and pacing

What it means

  • Dress for the cold start

    Mornings are usually around 2°C. Gloves, a hat and an old top you can throw away at the start are worth packing, and warm up for longer than usual: cold muscles take a few kilometers to get going.

  • The weather varies a lot

    Race mornings here have ranged by 14°C from year to year. Pack for both, and settle your kit and pacing from the forecast in the last few days.

General guidance from past years' numbers. Check the forecast in race week.

The course 2027 dates and entry

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com, from its historical weather archive (CC BY 4.0).

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