Driest Cities in Delaware

The top 19 of 19 Delaware cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest average annual precipitation.

#	City	County	Average annual precipitation	Population
1	Claymont	New Castle	41.7 in	8,786
2	Georgetown	Sussex	43.9 in	7,660
3	Bear	New Castle	45.3 in	22,370
4	New Castle	New Castle	45.3 in	5,579
5	Harrington	Kent	46.3 in	3,838
6	Milford	Kent/Sussex	46.3 in	12,803
7	Seaford	Sussex	46.3 in	8,485
8	Middletown	New Castle	47.0 in	24,661
9	Newark	New Castle	47.0 in	30,330
10	Pike Creek	New Castle	47.0 in	7,129
11	Hockessin	New Castle	47.1 in	13,439
12	Lewes	Sussex	47.3 in	3,505
13	Rehoboth Beach	Sussex	47.3 in	1,370
14	Camden	Kent	47.6 in	4,106
15	Dover	Kent	47.6 in	39,837
16	Smyrna	Kent	47.6 in	13,165
17	Laurel	Sussex	49.9 in	4,152
18	Elsmere	New Castle	50.3 in	6,203
19	Wilmington	New Castle	50.3 in	71,727

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Driest Cities in Delaware”, https://gismap.land/rankings/delaware/driest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.

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