Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Hockessin, DE. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Hockessin typically lands in that transitional sweet spot — expect a high near 58° and a low around 38°. But history shows the date has real range: it hit 85° back in 1942 and bottomed out at 20° in 1975. There's about a 1-in-3 chance of rain, and snow is nearly off the table at just 1%.
Hockessin has seen genuine extremes over its 95 years of records — from a scorching 103° in July 1936 to a brutal -15° in February 1934, a swing of 118 degrees. The wettest single day on record dumped 9.3 inches on September 16, 1999, likely from Hurricane Floyd, and the Blizzard of '96 dropped 22 inches in a single day that January.
Summer is the main event here, with the warmest week of the year running July 16–22 and average highs peaking at 85–86°. Winters are cold but not brutal, with January and early February averaging highs in the upper 30s to low 40s. July is also the wettest stretch of the year, averaging over an inch of precipitation per week, so pack accordingly for summer visits.