I did a lot of exploring as a kid..........Dave and I would ride our bikes everywhere.........our cousin Eric visited a lot and spent several of his summers with us when he was in high school..........but everyone in our family hated everyone else.............so it was always a struggle one way or another.............

Geography[edit]

A view of the beach at Delaware Avenue.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), of which, 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (28.48%) is water. Rehoboth Beach is bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the development of Henlopen Acres, and on the west and south by unincorporated portions of Sussex County. Cape Henlopen State Park lies just to the north of Rehoboth Beach, and Dewey Beach is just to its south.^[19]

Climate[edit]

Situated on the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Rehoboth Beach's weather is moderated by the Atlantic Ocean and the Rehoboth Bay. Rehoboth Beach has a mild subtropical climate consisting of hot, humid summers and mild winters. The average daytime high in July is 87 °F (30.6 °C) and a low of 70 °F (21 °C); in January, the average high is 45 °F (7 °C) with an average low of 30 °F (-1 °C) ^[20] The month of highest average rainfall is July with 4.78 inches of rain, while February is historically the driest month, receiving an average of only 3.23 inches (80.5 mm) of rain.^[20]

The highest official temperature ever recorded in Rehoboth Beach was 102 °F (38.8 °C) in 1997. The lowest official temperature ever recorded in Rehoboth Beach was -11 °F (-28.8 °C) in 1982.