White Christmas 2026 in Delaware: The Odds, Town by Town
Delaware's best odds of a white Christmas are 8% at Wilmington New Castle County, rare, and 6% at the typical station.
Delaware, at Wilmington New Castle County
1 inch or more bare no report
No white Christmas here in the last 10 years.
Deeper snow: 3% for 3 inches or more, 1% for 5 inches or more.
Your own town in Delaware:
Photo: “Burns Avenue, Snow - Winter in St. Paul, Minnesota” by Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0
Delaware at a glance
Snow on the ground, Christmas morningDelaware odds, station by station
The odds of 1, 3 and 5 inches of snow on the ground on December 25, from the 1991 to 2020 NOAA normals, with how many of the last ten Christmases were white where the station reported.
| Station | Elevation | 1 inch+ | 3 inch+ | 5 inch+ | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington New Castle County Airportrare | 79 ft | 8% | 3% | 1% | 0 of 10 |
| Doverrare | 30 ft | 5% | 3% | 2% |
Where the odds are best near Delaware
The Delaware stations rarely see snow on the ground at Christmas. The nearest station with real odds is Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, about 85 miles from Wilmington New Castle County, at 41%.
