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United States / Indiana / No Metro Area / Martin County / Dover Hill / Zip Codes
Dover Hill, IN has a humid continental climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures commonly reaching the high 80s, while winters are cold and snowy with temperatures regularly dropping below freezing. Average yearly precipitation is around 39 inches, which is slightly above the national average. The area experiences all four seasons throughout the year and enjoys mild fall and spring temperatures.

Dover Hill, Indiana gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dover Hill averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Dover Hill. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dover Hill gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 21
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dover Hill is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

8 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Dover Hill, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Dover Hill with an average high temperature of 86.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In Dover Hill, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dover Hill are September, May and June.
In Dover Hill, there are 24.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dover Hill with an average of 20.7°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In Dover Hill, there are 110.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In Dover Hill, there are 3.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Dover Hill 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 Dover Hill.
May is the wettest month in Dover Hill with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.1 inches in Dover Hill means that it is one of the wettest places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Dover Hill with 12.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 117.8 rainy days annually in Dover Hill, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.5 inches in Dover Hill means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. February is the snowiest month in Dover Hill with 4.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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