Dover, DE Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Dover actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Dover, DE, the comfort score comes out to 49/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Dover's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Dover run from 36°F in Jan up to 78°F in Jul, a 42°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
How wet Dover actually gets
Over a typical year, Dover sees about 47.61in of precipitation a year across roughly 110 days with measurable rain or snow, with 13.2in of snow a year.
Dover against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Dover comes in at 2073; within DE alone it ranks 4 of 11. Population is about 40,191.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from DOVER, DE US, the NOAA station 1.3 miles from Dover, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated