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United States / Delaware / Salisbury Metro Area / Sussex County / Slaughter Beach / Zip Codes
Slaughter Beach, DE has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average winter temperature is around 35°F (1.7°C) with occasional snowfall. Summer temperatures are usually in the mid-80s (29°C) with high humidity and frequent showers. In the spring and fall, temperatures range from the low-50s (11°C) to mid-70s (24°C). Rainfall is common year-round, peaking during the summer months when thunderstorms can be frequent.

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

Slaughter 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 Slaughter Beach. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Slaughter Beach gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 25
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.1 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Slaughter Beach, 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 Slaughter Beach with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Delaware. In Slaughter Beach, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Slaughter Beach are September, June and May.
In Slaughter Beach, 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 Slaughter Beach with an average of 25.3°. This is colder than most places in Delaware.
In Slaughter Beach, there are 92.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Delaware.
In Slaughter Beach, 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 Slaughter 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 Slaughter Beach.
July is the wettest month in Slaughter Beach 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 45.3 inches in Slaughter Beach means that it is wetter than most places in Delaware.
June is the rainiest month in Slaughter Beach with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 121.2 rainy days annually in Slaughter Beach, which is rainier than most places in Delaware. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.2 inches in Slaughter Beach means that it is less snowy than most places in Delaware. February is the snowiest month in Slaughter Beach with 5.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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