#T1Bear
unincorporated, New Castle County · 22,370 people5 days a year with an inch or more·Wilmington NEW Castle Co AP station, 9 km
Bear, #1 on this list · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0Delaware rankings · Climate
Snowiest towns in Delaware
Bear gets the most snow of Delaware’s 37 towns of 2,500+ with a snow record: about 20 inches in a normal winter at its NOAA station. Laurel gets the least, about 8 inches; 0 of the 37 average 60 inches or more.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at each town’s nearest station with a snow record (named in each row). A described list: no letters. How grades work
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#T1Brookside
unincorporated, New Castle County · 15,115 people5 days a year with an inch or more·Wilmington NEW Castle Co AP station, 9 km
#T1Edgemoor
unincorporated, New Castle County · 6,349 people5 days a year with an inch or more·Wilmington NEW Castle Co AP station, 12 km
All 37 towns
Snow in a normal winter, most first. Towns that share a station share its figure and rank (T = tied; 37 towns here share a station).
37 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownSnow a yearDays with 1″+NOAA station
T1Pike Creek Valleyunincorporated, New Castle County · 12,431 people5Wilmington NEW Castle Co AP10.2 km
T1Wilmington Manorunincorporated, New Castle County · 8,214 people5Wilmington NEW Castle Co AP2.0 km
A station’s normal can differ from the town’s own when the station sits higher or lower; each town’s Climate page names its station and checks it.
Quick answers
Questions people ask
Which Delaware town gets the most snow?
Wilmington Manor (New Castle County), about 20 inches in a normal winter at the Wilmington NEW Castle Co AP station.
What part of Delaware gets the least amount of snow?
Among towns of 2,500+, the least snow falls in Laurel (Sussex County, about 8 in), Selbyville (Sussex County, about 8 in), Lewes (Sussex County, about 10 in), on NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals at each town’s station. See the towns with the least snow.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents (37 in Delaware) whose nearest station has a snow normal of an inch or more; 0 have no station with a snow record. Smaller towns show their snow on their own Climate page.
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live37 towns · #1 TownsendBest small towns26 towns · #1 TownsendMost affordable towns37 towns · #1 Wilmington ManorSafest towns22 towns · #1 TownsendTowns with the best schools37 towns · #1 Lewes and MiltonHealthiest towns37 towns · #1 North StarBest towns for jobs & income37 towns · #1 Pike CreekMost walkable towns37 towns · #1 WilmingtonTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk37 towns · #1 Wilmington ManorBest towns for the outdoors37 towns · #1 LewesMost historic towns37 towns · #1 New CastleTowns with the most civic life22 towns · #1 LewesTowns with the least snow37 towns · #1 LaurelDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters34 towns · #1 Ocean ViewDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers34 towns · #1 SeafordDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers34 towns · #1 Ocean ViewDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes37 towns · #1 HockessinDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes36 towns · #1 HarringtonDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns21 towns · #1 MilfordDescribed, no letters
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