Water Temperature of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal in Delaware City, DE

Current Water Temperature

60.6°F

Measurement Time: Monday, April 20, 2026, 4:42 AM EDT

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Local Points of Interest

Scott Run

Chesapeake and Delaware Canal

Station Name: C AND D CANAL NR DELAWARE CITY, DE
Station Type: Fixed
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 0 feet

Nearest Address:
Delaware City, DE
New Castle County

GPS Coordinates: 39.55405556, -75.6188611

Nearby Water Temperatures

Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Port Penn, DE (2.5 mi)
Delaware River, Middletown, DE (4.6 mi)
Appoquinimink River, Odessa, DE (6.1 mi)
Christina River, Newark, DE (8.2 mi)
Silver Lake Tributary, Townsend, DE (9.8 mi)
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Chesapeake City, MD (10.4 mi)
White Clay Creek, Newark, DE (10.5 mi)
White Clay Creek, Stanton, DE (10.6 mi)
Delaware River, New Castle, DE (10.7 mi)
Christina River, Newport, DE (10.8 mi)
Pike Creek, Newark, DE (11.3 mi)
White Clay Creek, Newark, DE (11.6 mi)
Christina River, Wilmington, DE (13.2 mi)
Red Clay Creek, Wooddale, DE (14.5 mi)
Brandywine Creek, Wilmington, DE (15.1 mi)

Weather for Delaware City, Delaware

Current Weather

48°F
Overcast
Overcast
42°F
47.2°F
54%
NW 15.2 mph
17.5 mph
43.1°F
34.4°F
0 in
100%
9 mi
1022 mbar
0.6

Five Day Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
Mon
H: 55°F
L: 39°F
Sunny
Tue
H: 54°F
L: 32°F
Patchy rain nearby
Wed
H: 63°F
L: 43°F
Sunny
Thu
H: 69°F
L: 45°F
Patchy rain nearby
Fri
H: 70°F
L: 49°F

Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 4.05 μg/m3
PM10: 4.45 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 182.85 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 2.65 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 3.15 μg/m3
Ozone: 100 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:18 AM
Sun Transit: 1:01 PM
Sunset: 7:45 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 27 mins
Moonrise: 8:08 AM
Moon Transit: 4:09 PM
Moonset: 12:01 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 10.8%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

5:06 AM - 7:36 AM
3:39 PM - 6:09 PM

Minor Periods

7:38 AM - 9:08 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Freeze Warning issued April 20 at 2:25AM EDT until April 21 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Effective: Mon April 20, 2026, 2:25 AM
Expires: Mon April 20, 2026, 4:00 PM

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected. * WHERE...In Delaware, New Castle County. In Pennsylvania, Delaware and Philadelphia Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.


Freeze Warning issued April 20 at 2:25AM EDT until April 21 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Effective: Mon April 20, 2026, 2:25 AM
Expires: Mon April 20, 2026, 4:00 PM

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, northern, and southern New Jersey and east central and southeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.


Freeze Warning issued April 19 at 11:35PM EDT until April 21 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Effective: Sun April 19, 2026, 11:35 PM
Expires: Mon April 20, 2026, 7:45 AM

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 to 30 degrees expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, and northern Maryland, central, northern, northwest, and western Virginia, and panhandle West Virginia. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.


Freeze Warning issued April 19 at 11:35PM EDT until April 21 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Effective: Sun April 19, 2026, 11:35 PM
Expires: Mon April 20, 2026, 7:45 AM

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected, especially in outlying areas away from larger bodies of water. * WHERE...Portions of DC, central, northern, and southern Maryland, and central and northern Virginia. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.


Freeze Warning issued April 20 at 2:25AM EDT until April 21 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Effective: Mon April 20, 2026, 2:25 AM
Expires: Mon April 20, 2026, 4:00 PM

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected. * WHERE...In Delaware, Kent and Inland Sussex Counties. In Maryland, Caroline, Kent MD, Queen Annes, and Talbot Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Monday, April 20, 2026

Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
54.7°F
39.2°F
46.2°F
55%
0 in
70%
0%
17.2 mph
4.9


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 7.19 μg/m3
PM10: 7.52 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 185.01 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 9.04 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 3.6 μg/m3
Ozone: 81.44 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:18 AM
Sun Transit: 1:01 PM
Sunset: 7:45 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 27 mins
Moonrise: 8:08 AM
Moon Transit: 4:09 PM
Moonset: 12:01 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 10.8%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

5:06 AM - 7:36 AM
3:39 PM - 6:09 PM

Minor Periods

7:38 AM - 9:08 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
54.4°F
32.3°F
43.7°F
45%
0 in
0%
0%
11 mph
6.2


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 5.56 μg/m3
PM10: 5.91 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 181.13 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 7.81 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 3.94 μg/m3
Ozone: 82.32 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:17 AM
Sun Transit: 1:01 PM
Sunset: 7:46 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 30 mins
Moonrise: 9:09 AM
Moon Transit: 5:14 PM
Moonset: 12:14 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 18.8%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

6:11 AM - 8:41 AM
4:44 PM - 7:14 PM

Minor Periods

8:39 AM - 10:09 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
63°F
43.3°F
52.6°F
76%
0.07 in
80%
0%
11 mph
3


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 8.47 μg/m3
PM10: 9.95 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 179.37 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 7.12 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 4.37 μg/m3
Ozone: 96.64 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:15 AM
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 7:47 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 32 mins
Moonrise: 10:19 AM
Moon Transit: 6:16 PM
Moonset: 1:16 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 28.4%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

7:15 AM - 9:45 AM
5:46 PM - 8:16 PM

Minor Periods

9:49 AM - 11:19 AM
12:46 AM - 2:16 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
68.8°F
45.1°F
57.6°F
61%
0 in
0%
0%
10.3 mph
6.9


Air Quality

AQI: 2 - Moderate
PM2.5: 22.95 μg/m3
PM10: 25.37 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 238.54 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 26.65 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 6.07 μg/m3
Ozone: 74.36 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:14 AM
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 7:48 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 35 mins
Moonrise: 11:32 AM
Moon Transit: 7:14 PM
Moonset: 2:06 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 39.1%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

8:15 AM - 10:45 AM
6:44 PM - 9:14 PM

Minor Periods

11:02 AM - 12:32 AM
1:36 AM - 3:06 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Friday, April 24, 2026

Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
70.2°F
48.8°F
56.3°F
56%
0.02 in
89%
0%
6.5 mph
0.6


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 8.7 μg/m3
PM10: 9.68 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 221.29 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 16.04 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 4.67 μg/m3
Ozone: 63.77 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:13 AM
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 7:49 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 37 mins
Moonrise: 12:46 AM
Moon Transit: 8:07 PM
Moonset: 2:45 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 50.4%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

9:10 AM - 11:40 AM
7:37 PM - 10:07 PM

Minor Periods

12:16 AM - 1:46 PM
2:15 AM - 3:45 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

The times presented here are based upon the solunar theory, which is the idea that the movements of fish and other animals are affected by the location of the sun and moon. The major periods are believed to be the times of the greatest animal activity and occur when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot (lunar transits). The minor periods also see increased activity and occur when the moon is rising or setting. The strongest activity occurs during full or new moons, and the weakest during quarter or three quarter moons. This is indicated by the Action Rating.

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