Arden, DE Climate


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Arden, DE has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers usually bring hot and humid weather with temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius). Winters can be cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping to the teens or lower. Springtime is mild with plenty of sunshine and occasional rain showers. Fall brings colorful foliage and cool nights, making it the perfect time for activities like apple picking or leaf peeping. All in all, Arden has a pleasant climate that makes it an excellent place to live year-round.

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

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

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Arden. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Arden 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 Arden 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 Arden, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateArden, DelawareUnited States
  45.7 in.38.1 in.
  14.7 in.27.8 in.
  110.3 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  86.0°85.8°
  23.7°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  253 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 Arden with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Delaware. In Arden, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Arden are September, June and May.
In Arden, 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 Arden with an average of 23.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Delaware.
In Arden, there are 93.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Delaware.
In Arden, 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 Arden 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 Arden 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 Arden means that it is wetter than most places in Delaware.
April is the rainiest month in Arden 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 Arden, 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 Arden means that it is snowier than most places in Delaware. February is the snowiest month in Arden with 5.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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