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United States / Delaware / Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area / New Castle County / Pike Creek / Zip Codes
Pike Creek, DE has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Temperatures in the summer average around 80 degrees Fahrenheit, while winters are usually cool and wet with temperatures averaging in the mid-40s to low 50s. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with an annual average of nearly 40 inches of rain and snow. The area is moderately windy, but heavy winds are rare and generally occur during storms or cold fronts.

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

Pike Creek averages 13 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 Pike Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pike Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 24
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Pike Creek, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePike Creek, DelawareUnited States
  45.3 in.38.1 in.
  12.9 in.27.8 in.
  112.8 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  86.5°85.8°
  23.8°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  121 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 Pike Creek with an average high temperature of 86.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Delaware. In Pike Creek, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pike Creek are September, May and June.
In Pike Creek, there are 19.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Delaware.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pike Creek with an average of 23.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Delaware.
In Pike Creek, there are 97.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Delaware.
In Pike Creek, there are 0.3 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 Pike Creek 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.
July is the wettest month in Pike Creek with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.3 inches in Pike Creek means that it is wetter than most places in Delaware.
May is the rainiest month in Pike Creek with 10.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 112.8 rainy days annually in Pike Creek, which is about average compared to other places in Delaware. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.9 inches in Pike Creek means that it is about average compared to other places in Delaware. January is the snowiest month in Pike Creek with 4.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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