Hot-summer humid continental
Hockessin, Delaware
New Castle County, Delaware · Population 14k · 259 ft elevation
Living in Hockessin
Hockessin has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 42 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hockessin at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 259 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,598 hrs21th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $550k84th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,980/mo98th percentile
- Median household income
- $173k96th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%33th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6262th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 24°F | 3.7″ | 5.3″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 25°F | 3.0″ | 4.0″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 32°F | 4.7″ | 1.8″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 43°F | 4.1″ | — | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 52°F | 3.8″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 67°F | 5.2″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 66°F | 4.4″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 59°F | 5.1″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 47°F | 4.1″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 37°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 29°F | 4.4″ | 0.8″ | 138 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology