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

Current Water Temperature

54.1°F

Measurement Time: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 12:42 AM EDT

Temperature Locations

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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

34°F
Clear
Clear
27.8°F
34.1°F
45%
NNE 7.2 mph
12 mph
24.1°F
20.3°F
0 in
0%
9 mi
1034 mbar
0

Five Day Weather Forecast

Sunny
Wed
H: 54°F
L: 33°F
Overcast
Thu
H: 50°F
L: 31°F
Cloudy
Fri
H: 68°F
L: 38°F
Partly Cloudy
Sat
H: 63°F
L: 50°F
Sunny
Sun
H: 59°F
L: 42°F

Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 6.25 μg/m3
PM10: 6.55 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 192.85 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 8.85 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 4.25 μg/m3
Ozone: 75 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:36 AM
Sun Transit: 1:04 PM
Sunset: 7:33 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 57 mins
Moonrise: 1:28 AM
Moon Transit: 5:50 AM
Moonset: 10:14 AM
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Moon Illumination: 53.2%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

5:20 AM - 7:50 AM
7:45 PM - 10:15 PM

Minor Periods

9:44 AM - 11:14 AM
12:58 AM - 2:28 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Freeze Warning issued April 7 at 2:18PM EDT until April 8 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Effective: Tue April 7, 2026, 2:18 PM
Expires: Wed April 8, 2026, 3:30 AM

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures with lows between 25 and 30 degrees expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures with lows between 25 and 31 degrees and frost development possible. * WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware and central, northern, and southern New Jersey. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Wednesday. For the Freeze Watch, from Wednesday evening through Thursday morning. * 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 Watch issued April 7 at 2:18PM EDT until April 9 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Effective: Tue April 7, 2026, 2:18 PM
Expires: Wed April 8, 2026, 3:30 AM

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures with lows between 25 and 30 degrees expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures with lows between 25 and 31 degrees and frost development possible. * WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware and central, northern, and southern New Jersey. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Wednesday. For the Freeze Watch, from Wednesday evening through Thursday morning. * 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 7 at 6:57PM EDT until April 8 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Effective: Tue April 7, 2026, 6:57 PM
Expires: Wed April 8, 2026, 3:00 AM

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, and northern Maryland, central, northern, northwest, and western Virginia, and panhandle West Virginia. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Wednesday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * 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 Watch issued April 7 at 6:57PM EDT until April 9 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Effective: Tue April 7, 2026, 6:57 PM
Expires: Wed April 8, 2026, 3:00 AM

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, and northern Maryland, central, northern, northwest, and western Virginia, and panhandle West Virginia. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Wednesday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * 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 8 at 2:03AM EDT until April 8 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Effective: Wed April 8, 2026, 2:03 AM
Expires: Wed April 8, 2026, 10:15 AM

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, and northern Maryland, central, northern, northwest, and western Virginia, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 9 AM EDT this morning. For the Freeze Watch, from late tonight through Thursday morning. * 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.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
54.3°F
32.7°F
41.5°F
47%
0 in
0%
0%
10.1 mph
1.5


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 5.74 μg/m3
PM10: 6.24 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 189.97 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 8.18 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 3.66 μg/m3
Ozone: 79.2 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:36 AM
Sun Transit: 1:04 PM
Sunset: 7:33 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 57 mins
Moonrise: 1:28 AM
Moon Transit: 5:50 AM
Moonset: 10:14 AM
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Moon Illumination: 53.2%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

5:20 AM - 7:50 AM
7:45 PM - 10:15 PM

Minor Periods

9:44 AM - 11:14 AM
12:58 AM - 2:28 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Weather Forecast

Overcast
50.2°F
31.3°F
39.9°F
80%
0 in
0%
0%
8.7 mph
1.4


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 9.41 μg/m3
PM10: 12.45 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 174.29 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 9.55 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 3 μg/m3
Ozone: 82.12 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:34 AM
Sun Transit: 1:04 PM
Sunset: 7:34 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs mins
Moonrise: 2:16 AM
Moon Transit: 6:42 AM
Moonset: 11:11 AM
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Moon Illumination: 41.9%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

6:12 AM - 8:42 AM
8:36 PM - 11:06 PM

Minor Periods

10:41 AM - 12:11 AM
1:46 AM - 3:16 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Friday, April 10, 2026

Weather Forecast

Cloudy
67.6°F
37.6°F
48.2°F
83%
0 in
0%
0%
6 mph
1.6


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 10.82 μg/m3
PM10: 13.47 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 169.89 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 8.03 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 3.53 μg/m3
Ozone: 85.76 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:33 AM
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 7:35 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 2 mins
Moonrise: 2:57 AM
Moon Transit: 7:32 AM
Moonset: 12:14 AM
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Moon Illumination: 31.0%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

7:02 AM - 9:32 AM
9:26 PM - 11:56 PM

Minor Periods

11:44 AM - 1:14 PM
2:27 AM - 3:57 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Weather Forecast

Partly Cloudy
63.4°F
50.4°F
55.8°F
60%
0 in
0%
0%
14.3 mph
1.7


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 6.92 μg/m3
PM10: 7.31 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 195.61 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 8.63 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 4.27 μg/m3
Ozone: 84.2 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:31 AM
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 7:36 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 5 mins
Moonrise: 3:31 AM
Moon Transit: 8:21 AM
Moonset: 1:18 PM
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Moon Illumination: 21.1%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

7:51 AM - 10:21 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

12:48 AM - 2:18 PM
3:01 AM - 4:31 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Sunday, April 12, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
59.4°F
41.9°F
49.9°F
57%
0 in
0%
0%
11.4 mph
0.1


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 7.26 μg/m3
PM10: 7.45 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 223.35 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 14.96 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 4.36 μg/m3
Ozone: 64.54 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:30 AM
Sun Transit: 1:03 PM
Sunset: 7:37 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 7 mins
Moonrise: 4:01 AM
Moon Transit: 9:08 AM
Moonset: 2:25 PM
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Moon Illumination: 12.6%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

8:38 AM - 11:08 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

1:55 PM - 3:25 PM
3:31 AM - 5:01 AM

Action Rating: 2 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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