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United States / Kentucky / Maysville Metro Area / Mason County / Dover / Zip Codes
Dover, KY has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and long, hot summers. The average annual temperature is 61°F (16°C) with an average high of 78°F (26°C) and an average low of 43°F (6°C). The area receives around 47in (119cm) of precipitation per year, most of which comes during the warmer months of April through August. Snowfall in Dover is light and mostly confined to the winter months, while thunderstorms are common throughout the summer months.

Dover, Kentucky gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 181 sunny days per year in Dover. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dover gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dover is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

8.4 Summer - 5.4 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Dover, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDover, KentuckyUnited States
  44.3 in.38.1 in.
  13.0 in.27.8 in.
  125.1 days106.2 days
  181 days205 days
  86.5°85.8°
  20.9°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  518 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 Dover with an average high temperature of 86.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Dover, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dover are September, May and June.
In Dover, there are 21.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dover with an average of 20.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
In Dover, there are 118.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
In Dover, there are 2.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Dover but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Dover with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.3 inches in Dover means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Dover with 13.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 125.1 rainy days annually in Dover, which is rainier than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 13.0 inches in Dover means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Dover with 4.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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