Elsmere, DE
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WILMINGTON PORTER RSCH, DE US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Elsmere has an annual average temperature of 53.4°F with about 50.3 inches of precipitation per year and 12 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.8°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.17 in) and February the driest (3.03 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Elsmere
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All-time records →28 of 366 (7.7%) of Elsmere's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1930s | 37 | |
| 1940s | 67 | |
| 1950s | 43 | |
| 1960s | 24 | |
| 1970s | 34 | |
| 1980s | 35 | |
| 1990s | 41 | |
| 2000s | 38 | |
| 2010s | 37 | |
| 2020s | 10 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37.9°F | 23.8°F | 30.9°F | 3.67 in | 5.3 in | 10 |
| February | 40.9°F | 25.2°F | 33.0°F | 3.03 in | 4.0 in | 9 |
| March | 49.2°F | 32.3°F | 40.8°F | 4.65 in | 1.8 in | 11 |
| April | 61.1°F | 42.5°F | 51.8°F | 4.06 in | — | 10 |
| May | 70.6°F | 52.4°F | 61.5°F | 3.76 in | — | 11 |
| June | 79.4°F | 61.8°F | 70.6°F | 4.71 in | — | 10 |
| July | 84.0°F | 67.2°F | 75.6°F | 5.17 in | — | 9 |
| August | 81.9°F | 65.7°F | 73.8°F | 4.39 in | — | 9 |
| September | 75.0°F | 58.6°F | 66.8°F | 5.13 in | — | 9 |
| October | 63.3°F | 47.0°F | 55.2°F | 4.12 in | — | 8 |
| November | 52.5°F | 36.8°F | 44.7°F | 3.25 in | 0.1 in | 8 |
| December | 42.8°F | 29.0°F | 35.9°F | 4.37 in | 0.8 in | 10 |
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