Rehoboth Beach, DE Climate


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Rehoboth Beach, DE enjoys a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the high 80s. Spring and autumn bring mild weather and plenty of sunshine. Winters are mild, with occasional snowfall, but temperatures rarely drop below freezing. The area also boasts an average of 205 sunny days each year. With its beachfront location, Rehoboth Beach is the perfect destination for sun-seekers looking to soak up some vitamin D!

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

Rehoboth Beach averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Rehoboth Beach. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rehoboth Beach 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 12 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Rehoboth Beach 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 Rehoboth Beach, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRehoboth Beach, DelawareUnited States
  44.4 in.38.1 in.
  12.3 in.27.8 in.
  123.3 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  86.0°85.8°
  28.2°21.7°
  7.47
  3.94.3
  0 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 Rehoboth Beach with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Delaware. In Rehoboth Beach, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rehoboth Beach are September, June and May.
In Rehoboth Beach, there are 19.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Delaware.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rehoboth Beach with an average of 28.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Delaware.
In Rehoboth Beach, there are 70.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Delaware.
In Rehoboth Beach, 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 Rehoboth Beach 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 Rehoboth Beach.
July is the wettest month in Rehoboth Beach with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.4 inches in Rehoboth Beach means that it is drier than most places in Delaware.
March is the rainiest month in Rehoboth Beach with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 123.3 rainy days annually in Rehoboth Beach, 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 Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.3 inches in Rehoboth Beach means that it is less snowy than most places in Delaware. February is the snowiest month in Rehoboth Beach with 5.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Rehoboth Beach has an abundance of things to do for people of all ages, and it hosts some of the cleanest beaches in the country. The boardwalk has amazing restaurants,  More

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Rehoboth Beach Elementary School was rated the #1 Elementary school in the state of  More

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I live in the Rehoboth Beach area, and it seems to me that the cost of buying a home inside the city limits of Rehoboth is considerably higher than the median listed  More

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