Ocean View, DE Climate

The climate in Ocean View, DE is generally mild and pleasant. The average summer temperature is around 75°F, while the average winter temperature is around 40°F. During the spring and fall months, temperatures typically range between 45°F and 65°F. The area receives an average of 47 inches of precipitation annually, most of which falls during the colder months. Ocean View also experiences four distinct seasons, making it a great place to experience all that each season has to offer.

Ocean View, Delaware gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ocean View averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Ocean View. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ocean View gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Ocean View is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Delaware.

7.9 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Ocean View, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ocean View, Delaware	United States
	44.3 in.	38.1 in.
	11.3 in.	27.8 in.
	122.7 days	106.2 days
	201 days	205 days
	85.6°	85.8°
	28.0°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	3.9	4.3
	13 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Ocean View with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Delaware. In Ocean View, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ocean View are September, June and May.

In Ocean View, there are 18.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Delaware.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ocean View with an average of 28.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Delaware.

In Ocean View, there are 73.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Delaware.

In Ocean View, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Delaware.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Ocean View during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Ocean View.

August is the wettest month in Ocean View with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.3 inches in Ocean View means that it is drier than most places in Delaware.

May is the rainiest month in Ocean View with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 122.7 rainy days annually in Ocean View, which is one of the rainiest places in Delaware. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 11.3 inches in Ocean View means that it is less snowy than most places in Delaware. February is the snowiest month in Ocean View with 5.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.