Elsmere, DE Weather & Climate Normals
Elsmere's real weather, in one number
Elsmere, DE scores 49/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Elsmere's hottest and coldest months
Elsmere's hottest month is Jul, averaging 76°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 31°F, a 44.7°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Elsmere's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 24°F | 3.67in | 5.3in |
| Feb | 41°F | 25°F | 3.03in | 4in |
| Mar | 49°F | 32°F | 4.65in | 1.8in |
| Apr | 61°F | 43°F | 4.06in | 0in |
| May | 71°F | 52°F | 3.76in | 0in |
| Jun | 79°F | 62°F | 4.71in | 0in |
| Jul | 84°F | 67°F | 5.17in | 0in |
| Aug | 82°F | 66°F | 4.39in | 0in |
| Sep | 75°F | 59°F | 5.13in | 0in |
| Oct | 63°F | 47°F | 4.12in | 0in |
| Nov | 53°F | 37°F | 3.25in | 0.1in |
| Dec | 43°F | 29°F | 4.37in | 0.8in |
May, Jun, Aug, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Elsmere at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Elsmere
Elsmere averages 50.31in of precipitation a year across roughly 113 days with measurable rain or snow, and 12in of snow a year.
Where Elsmere ranks
Elsmere ranks 2256 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 8 of 11 within DE. About 6,234 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Wilmington Porter Rsch, DE US, 3.7 miles from Elsmere, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure