Wettest Cities in Delaware

The top 19 of 19 Delaware cities on GIS Map, ranked by average annual precipitation (rain and melted snow).

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

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, “Wettest Cities in Delaware”, https://gismap.land/rankings/delaware/wettest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.

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