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United States / Delaware / Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area / New Castle County / Townsend / Zip Codes
Townsend, DE has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperatures range from the mid-50s during the winter to the mid-80s during the summer. The humidity is usually high throughout the year which can make summer days feel even hotter. Rainfall is abundant, with most of it occurring in spring and early summer months. Snowfall is rare but does occur on occasion during winter months.

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

Townsend averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Townsend. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Townsend 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 25
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.1 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Townsend, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTownsend, DelawareUnited States
  45.1 in.38.1 in.
  14.6 in.27.8 in.
  113.0 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  87.2°85.8°
  25.0°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  69 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 Townsend with an average high temperature of 87.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Delaware. In Townsend, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Townsend are September, May and June.
In Townsend, there are 21.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Delaware.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Townsend with an average of 25.0°. This is colder than most places in Delaware.
In Townsend, there are 92.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Delaware.
In Townsend, 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 Townsend 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 Townsend are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in Townsend with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.1 inches in Townsend means that it is drier than most places in Delaware.
May is the rainiest month in Townsend with 11.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 113.0 rainy days annually in Townsend, 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 14.6 inches in Townsend means that it is snowier than most places in Delaware. February is the snowiest month in Townsend with 5.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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