Slaughter Beach, DE

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LEWES, DE US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Slaughter Beach has an annual average temperature of 58.5°F with about 47.3 inches of precipitation per year and 10.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.2°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.95 in) and February the driest (3.17 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,615
Cooling need
1,290

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

11 of 366 (3%) of Slaughter Beach'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.

1940s
35
1950s
64
1960s
35
1970s
42
1980s
51
1990s
74
2000s
53
2010s
1
2020s
11

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 46.2°F 30.2°F 38.2°F 3.38 in 2.0 in 11
February 48.1°F 31.9°F 40.0°F 3.17 in 6.5 in 10
March 55.2°F 37.5°F 46.3°F 4.21 in 1.0 in 11
April 66.2°F 46.4°F 56.3°F 3.45 in 11
May 74.6°F 56.0°F 65.3°F 3.38 in 11
June 83.4°F 65.7°F 74.5°F 3.77 in 10
July 87.7°F 70.6°F 79.2°F 4.95 in 10
August 85.5°F 69.2°F 77.3°F 4.31 in 9
September 79.6°F 63.7°F 71.7°F 4.49 in 9
October 69.3°F 52.4°F 60.9°F 4.41 in 10
November 58.7°F 42.2°F 50.4°F 3.59 in 10
December 49.9°F 35.0°F 42.4°F 4.17 in 1.0 in 12

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