climigo

Delaware

When to go?

The best months are May–June, September–October. Avoid July–August (hot).

Climate zones

MarylandNew JerseyPennsylvaniaWilmingtonWilmingtonWilmingtonDoverDoverDoverNewarkNewarkNewarkLewesLewesLewesNew CastleNew CastleNew Castle

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 7°−2°
February 9°−2°
March 13°2°
April 19°7°
May 24°12°
June 29°18°
July 31°20°
August 30°19°
September 27°16°
October 21°10°
November 15°4°
December 10°0°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−2.4 · 6.9 °CJanuary: −2.4 · 6.9 °C−1.5 · 8.7 °CFebruary: −1.5 · 8.7 °C1.8 · 13.1 °CMarch: 1.8 · 13.1 °C7.0 · 19.1 °CApril: 7.0 · 19.1 °C12.2 · 23.8 °CMay: 12.2 · 23.8 °C17.5 · 28.5 °CJune: 17.5 · 28.5 °C20.3 · 30.9 °CJuly: 20.3 · 30.9 °C19.4 · 29.8 °CAugust: 19.4 · 29.8 °C15.9 · 26.6 °CSeptember: 15.9 · 26.6 °C9.8 · 20.7 °COctober: 9.8 · 20.7 °C3.9 · 14.6 °CNovember: 3.9 · 14.6 °C−0.1 · 9.5 °CDecember: −0.1 · 9.5 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −2.4 – 6.9 °C
Feb −1.5 – 8.7 °C
Mar 1.8 – 13.1 °C
Apr 7.0 – 19.1 °C
May 12.2 – 23.8 °C
Jun 17.5 – 28.5 °C
Jul 20.3 – 30.9 °C
Aug 19.4 – 29.8 °C
Sep 15.9 – 26.6 °C
Oct 9.8 – 20.7 °C
Nov 3.9 – 14.6 °C
Dec −0.1 – 9.5 °C

How much it rains

January 84 mm9 d
February 80 mm8 d
March 99 mm8 d
April 92 mm8 d
May 99 mm9 d
June 105 mm9 d
July 121 mm10 d
August 123 mm9 d
September 105 mm7 d
October 102 mm7 d
November 76 mm7 d
December 99 mm8 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec84 mm · 9 rain days · 9 mm a dayJanuary: 84 mm · 9 rain days · 9 mm a day80 mm · 8 rain days · 10 mm a dayFebruary: 80 mm · 8 rain days · 10 mm a day99 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a dayMarch: 99 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a day92 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a dayApril: 92 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a day99 mm · 9 rain days · 11 mm a dayMay: 99 mm · 9 rain days · 11 mm a day105 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a dayJune: 105 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a day121 mm · 10 rain days · 12 mm a dayJuly: 121 mm · 10 rain days · 12 mm a day123 mm · 9 rain days · 14 mm a dayAugust: 123 mm · 9 rain days · 14 mm a day105 mm · 7 rain days · 15 mm a daySeptember: 105 mm · 7 rain days · 15 mm a day102 mm · 7 rain days · 15 mm a dayOctober: 102 mm · 7 rain days · 15 mm a day76 mm · 7 rain days · 11 mm a dayNovember: 76 mm · 7 rain days · 11 mm a day99 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a dayDecember: 99 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 84 mm9 d
Feb 80 mm8 d
Mar 99 mm8 d
Apr 92 mm8 d
May 99 mm9 d
Jun 105 mm9 d
Jul 121 mm10 d
Aug 123 mm9 d
Sep 105 mm7 d
Oct 102 mm7 d
Nov 76 mm7 d
Dec 99 mm8 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 45
February 10 h 45
March 11 h 55
April 13 h 13
May 14 h 17
June 14 h 52
July 14 h 38
August 13 h 42
September 12 h 28
October 11 h 13
November 10 h 05
December 9 h 28

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 2 cm
February 3 cm
March 1 cm
April –
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November –
December 1 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 cmJanuary: 2 cm3 cmFebruary: 3 cm1 cmMarch: 1 cm0 cmApril: 0 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm0 cmNovember: 0 cm1 cmDecember: 1 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 2 cm
Feb 3 cm
Mar 1 cm
Apr 0 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 0 cm
Dec 1 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

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