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United States / Delaware / Salisbury Metro Area / Sussex County / Milton / Zip Codes
Milton, DE has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cooler winters. Summers are long, often reaching into late September or even October, and precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. July is typically the hottest month of the year with temperatures soaring to 90°F during the day and dropping to around 70°F at night. Winters tend to be mild with temperatures averaging around 40°F during the day and dropping to 25°F at night. Snowfall in Milton is usually light as the average winter snowfall total for the area stands at just 7 inches per season.

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

Milton 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 Milton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Milton 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateMilton, DelawareUnited States
  45.8 in.38.1 in.
  12.0 in.27.8 in.
  123.0 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  86.6°85.8°
  27.1°21.7°
  7.47
  3.94.3
  10 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 Milton with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Delaware. In Milton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Milton are September, May and June.
In Milton, there are 21.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Delaware.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Milton with an average of 27.1°. This is warmer than most places in Delaware.
In Milton, there are 78.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Delaware.
In Milton, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Delaware.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Milton 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 Milton.
August is the wettest month in Milton with 4.5 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 45.8 inches in Milton means that it is wetter than most places in Delaware.
May is the rainiest month in Milton with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 123.0 rainy days annually in Milton, 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 12.0 inches in Milton means that it is less snowy than most places in Delaware. February is the snowiest month in Milton with 5.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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