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United States / Delaware / Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area / New Castle County / Ardencroft / Zip Codes
Ardencroft, DE has a moderate climate year-round with warm summers and mild winters. The temperature in the summer months averages between 75-85°F, and in winter months it averages around 40-50°F. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year with an average of 40 inches annually. Snowfall occurs occasionally during the winter months ranging from light dustings to more significant snowstorms depending on the season.

Ardencroft, Delaware gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ardencroft averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Ardencroft. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ardencroft gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 24
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Ardencroft is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Delaware.

8.5 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Ardencroft, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateArdencroft, DelawareUnited States
  45.7 in.38.1 in.
  14.7 in.27.8 in.
  110.3 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  86.0°85.8°
  23.7°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  279 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 Ardencroft with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Delaware. In Ardencroft, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ardencroft are September, June and May.
In Ardencroft, there are 18.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Delaware.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ardencroft with an average of 23.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Delaware.
In Ardencroft, there are 93.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Delaware.
In Ardencroft, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Delaware.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Ardencroft but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in Ardencroft with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.7 inches in Ardencroft means that it is wetter than most places in Delaware.
April is the rainiest month in Ardencroft with 10.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 110.3 rainy days annually in Ardencroft, which is less rainy than most places in Delaware. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 14.7 inches in Ardencroft means that it is snowier than most places in Delaware. February is the snowiest month in Ardencroft with 5.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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