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United States / Delaware / Salisbury Metro Area / Sussex County / Blades / Zip Codes
Blades, DE has a humid subtropical climate, which means that it experiences hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 86°F, while the average winter temperature stays around 35°F. Blades does receive some snowfall during the winter months, but it is usually short-lived and melts off quickly. Precipitation is fairly common year-round with an average annual rainfall of approximately 45 inches. Humidity levels tend to be high during the summer months, so outdoor activities can often become uncomfortable.

Blades, Delaware gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Blades averages 11 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 Blades. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blades gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.1 Summer - 6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Blades, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Blades with an average high temperature of 86.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Delaware. In Blades, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blades are September, June and May.
In Blades, there are 20.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Delaware.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Blades with an average of 25.6°. This is warmer than most places in Delaware.
In Blades, there are 91.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Delaware.
In Blades, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Delaware.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Blades 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 Blades.
September is the wettest month in Blades with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 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 45.4 inches in Blades means that it is wetter than most places in Delaware.
May is the rainiest month in Blades with 10.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 120.4 rainy days annually in Blades, which is rainier than most 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 10.9 inches in Blades means that it is one of the least snowy places in Delaware. February is the snowiest month in Blades with 5.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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