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Best Climate Cities in Delaware

Warm temperatures, plenty of sunshine and clean air.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Temperature · 35% Sunshine · 30% Clean Air · 25% Low Rain · 10%

Top 12 Best Climate Cities in Delaware

Ranked by composite score across 4 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 93.5
Long Neck, DE
2,372 residents
Temperature 59°F
Sunshine 293 days
Clean Air 41
#2
Score 93.5
Rehoboth Beach, DE
1,388 residents
Temperature 59°F
Sunshine 293 days
Clean Air 41
#3
Score 93.5
Lewes, DE
3,415 residents
Temperature 59°F
Sunshine 293 days
Clean Air 41
#4
Score 91.2
Milford, DE
12,193 residents
Temperature 58°F
Sunshine 293 days
Clean Air 41
#5
Score 91.2
Millsboro, DE
7,152 residents
Temperature 58°F
Sunshine 293 days
Clean Air 41
#6
Score 91.2
Georgetown, DE
7,456 residents
Temperature 58°F
Sunshine 293 days
Clean Air 41
#7
Score 91.2
Millville, DE
2,059 residents
Temperature 58°F
Sunshine 293 days
Clean Air 41
#8
Score 91.2
Ocean View, DE
2,760 residents
Temperature 58°F
Sunshine 293 days
Clean Air 41
#9
Score 91.2
Lincoln, DE
1,639 residents
Temperature 58°F
Sunshine 293 days
Clean Air 41
#10
Score 91.2
Dagsboro, DE
1,350 residents
Temperature 58°F
Sunshine 293 days
Clean Air 41
#11
Score 91.2
Milton, DE
3,469 residents
Temperature 58°F
Sunshine 293 days
Clean Air 41
#12
Score 90.4
Claymont, DE
9,543 residents
Temperature 57°F
Sunshine 293 days
Clean Air 41

Full Ranking, Delaware

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1 Long Neck DE 93.5
2 Rehoboth Beach DE 93.5
3 Lewes DE 93.5
4 Milford DE 91.2
5 Millsboro DE 91.2
6 Georgetown DE 91.2
7 Millville DE 91.2
8 Ocean View DE 91.2
9 Lincoln DE 91.2
10 Dagsboro DE 91.2
11 Milton DE 91.2
12 Claymont DE 90.4
13 Bellefonte DE 90.4
14 Delmar DE 89.8
15 Townsend DE 83.5
16 Highland Acres DE 83.5
17 Kent Acres DE 83.5
18 Dover DE 83.5
19 Riverview DE 83.5
20 Cheswold DE 83.5
21 Wyoming DE 83.5
22 Woodside East DE 83.5
23 Rodney Village DE 83.5
24 Felton DE 83.5
25 Smyrna DE 83.5
26 Clayton DE 83.5
27 Rising Sun-Lebanon DE 83.5
28 Middletown DE 83.5
29 Camden DE 83.5
30 Selbyville DE 81.7
31 Newport DE 75.2
32 Delaware City DE 75.2
33 St. Georges DE 75.2
34 Wilmington Manor DE 75.2
35 Glasgow DE 74.7
36 Pike Creek Valley DE 74.7
37 North Star DE 74.7
38 Pike Creek DE 74.7
39 Brookside DE 74.7
40 Bear DE 74.7
41 Newark DE 74.7
42 Seaford DE 73.3
43 Blades DE 73.3
44 Greenwood DE 73.3
45 Bridgeville DE 73.3
46 Laurel DE 73.3
47 Harrington DE 73.3
48 Dover Base Housing DE 68.5
49 New Castle DE 50.2
50 Hockessin DE 25

Long Neck, DE tops the list with a composite score of 93.5 out of 100, followed by Rehoboth Beach and Lewes. DE dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for best climate.

Rankings combine 4 independent metrics: Temperature, Sunshine, Clean Air, Low Rain. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to best climate, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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