Climate
Wilmington has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with mild winters that have occasional light snowfall and hot, almost tropical summers. Cold snaps in winter are generally short lived and almost never drop below zero. Heat waves can happen anytime from June through September and feature many days above 90 and even some above 100, although the ocean moderates the temperatures some.
| Climate data for Wilmington, Delaware | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 75 (24) |
78 (26) |
86 (30) |
94 (34) |
96 (36) |
100 (38) |
103 (39) |
101 (38) |
100 (38) |
91 (33) |
85 (29) |
75 (24) |
103 (39) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 40.1 (4.5) |
42.7 (5.9) |
51.7 (10.9) |
63.2 (17.3) |
72.8 (22.7) |
81.6 (27.6) |
85.9 (29.9) |
84.2 (29.0) |
77.5 (25.3) |
66.5 (19.2) |
55.3 (12.9) |
44.1 (6.7) |
63.80 (17.67) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 24.1 (−4.4) |
25.7 (−3.5) |
33 (1) |
42.3 (5.7) |
52 (11) |
61.8 (16.6) |
66.9 (19.4) |
65.6 (18.7) |
57.9 (14.4) |
46 (8) |
36.8 (2.7) |
27.9 (−2.3) |
45.00 (7.22) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −14 (−26) |
−6 (−21) |
2 (−17) |
18 (−8) |
30 (−1) |
41 (5) |
48 (9) |
43 (6) |
36 (2) |
24 (−4) |
14 (−10) |
−7 (−22) |
−14 (−26) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 3.1 (79) |
2.9 (74) |
3.9 (99) |
3.4 (86) |
3.6 (91) |
3.6 (91) |
4.3 (109) |
3.6 (91) |
4.0 (102) |
3.1 (79) |
3.2 (81) |
3.5 (89) |
42.2 (1,072) |
| Source: weatherbase.com | |||||||||||||
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