Dover Metro Area, DE Climate

The Dover, DE Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The area generally experiences short but cool winters with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing, as well as long, moderately warm and muggy summers with an average temperature of 78°F. Precipitation is spread relatively evenly throughout the year, although the area has more rainfall in winter than in summer. Snowfall is not common in this region due to its warmer climate.

Dover Metro Area, Delaware gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dover Metro Area averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Dover Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dover Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Dover metro area is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Delaware.

8.1 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the Dover metro area, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dover, Delaware	United States
	45.3 in.	38.1 in.
	14.7 in.	27.8 in.
	113.8 days	106.2 days
	201 days	205 days
	86.9°	85.8°
	25.6°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	3.8	4.3
	33 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the Dover metro area with an average high temperature of 86.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Delaware. In the Dover metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Dover metro area are September, May and June.

In the Dover metro area, there are 21.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Delaware.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Dover metro area with an average of 25.6°. This is warmer than most places in Delaware.

In the Dover metro area, there are 88.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Delaware.

In the Dover metro area, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Delaware.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the Dover metro area during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the Dover metro area.

September is the wettest month in the Dover metro area with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.3 inches in the Dover metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Delaware.

April is the rainiest month in the Dover metro area with 10.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 113.8 rainy days annually in the Dover metro area, which is about average compared to other places in Delaware. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 14.7 inches in the Dover metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Delaware. February is the snowiest month in the Dover metro area with 6.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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