Weather in Delaware
Climate at a glance
Delaware is largely one climate zone across 79 cities and towns. Predominantly warm-summer humid continental.
The state spans roughly 1.4° of latitude (38.5° N to 39.8° N), from Fenwick Island in the south to Arden in the north. Dover is the largest city by population.
Microseason · May 16–20 · Northeast Continental
Roses open along the stoops
Climbing roses begin flowering on brownstone trellises.
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Microseason content for Delaware is drawn from the Northeast Continental corpus (100% of the state's cities sit in this region).
All cities in Delaware
- Dover131,461
- Wilmington71,727
- Newark30,330
- Middletown24,661
- Bear22,370
- Glasgow15,546
- Brookside15,115
- Hockessin13,439
- Smyrna13,165
- Milford12,803
- Pike Creek Valley12,431
- Claymont8,786
- Seaford8,485
- Wilmington Manor8,214
- North Star7,834
- Georgetown7,660
- Millsboro7,424
- Pike Creek7,129
- Edgemoor6,349
- Elsmere6,203
- New Castle5,579
- Clayton4,222
- Rising Sun-Lebanon4,163
- Laurel4,152
- Camden4,106
- Harrington3,838
- Highland Acres3,752
- Greenville3,713
- Milton3,567
- Lewes3,505
- Selbyville3,097
- Dover Base Housing2,962
- Ocean View2,851
- Townsend2,832
- Bridgeville2,745
- Riverview2,596
- Millville2,430
- Delmar2,412
- Kent Acres2,388
- Woodside East2,274
- Long Neck2,161
- Cheswold2,143
- Wyoming2,000
- Delaware City1,950
- Lincoln1,873
- Greenwood1,564
- St. Georges1,530
- Bellefonte1,388
- Dagsboro1,376
- Rehoboth Beach1,370
- Rodney Village1,331
- Felton1,294
- Frankford1,215
- Blades1,071
- Frederica1,062
- Bethany Beach905
- Newport900
- Ellendale760
- Arden627
- Port Penn592
- South Bethany545
- Woodside475
- Houston456
- Odessa409
- Slaughter Beach408
- Fenwick Island401
- Bethel375
- Kenton355
- Dewey Beach351
- Magnolia274
- Bowers270
- Ardentown233
- Ardencroft213
- Farmington201
- Hartly199
- Leipsic191
- Viola178
- Henlopen Acres176
- Little Creek141