Dover, NJ Weather & Climate Normals
Dover's real weather, in one number
Dover, NJ scores 50/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Dover's hottest and coldest months
Dover's hottest month is Jul, averaging 75°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 29°F, a 45.6°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Dover's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 21°F | 3.73in |
| Feb | 40°F | 22°F | 2.79in |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 4.16in |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.63in |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 3.95in |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.91in |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.7in |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.67in |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 4.68in |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 4.54in |
| Nov | 53°F | 33°F | 4.06in |
| Dec | 42°F | 26°F | 4.36in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Dover at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Dover
Over a typical year, Dover sees about 49.18in of precipitation a year across roughly 131 days with measurable rain or snow. That station has no snowfall reading, so none is shown rather than assumed.
Where Dover ranks
Dover ranks 1744 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 28 of 194 within NJ. About 18,909 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Boonton 1 Se, NJ US, 8.5 miles from Dover, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is