St. Georges, DE Climate


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St. Georges, DE enjoys a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average high temperature during the summer months is in the mid to upper 80s Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures rarely drop below freezing. St. Georges receives an average of 44 inches of precipitation annually, with most of it falling between April and October. Humidity levels tend to remain fairly consistent throughout the year, making for a very comfortable climate all year round.

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

St. Georges averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in St. Georges. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Georges gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 St. Georges 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 St. Georges, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSt. Georges, DelawareUnited States
  44.9 in.38.1 in.
  12.9 in.27.8 in.
  109.5 days106.2 days
  201 days205 days
  86.9°85.8°
  23.9°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  16 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 St. Georges with an average high temperature of 86.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Delaware. In St. Georges, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Georges are September, May and June.
In St. Georges, there are 20.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Delaware.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for St. Georges with an average of 23.9°. This is colder than most places in Delaware.
In St. Georges, there are 97.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Delaware.
In St. Georges, 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 St. Georges but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in St. Georges are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in St. Georges with 4.6 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 44.9 inches in St. Georges means that it is drier than most places in Delaware.
May is the rainiest month in St. Georges with 10.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 109.5 rainy days annually in St. Georges, which is one of the least rainy 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 St. Georges means that it is about average compared to other places in Delaware. January is the snowiest month in St. Georges with 4.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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