Zip 07801 (Dover, NJ) Climate

The climate in 07801 Dover, NJ is generally mild with four distinct seasons. Summers tend to be warm and humid with temperatures reaching the mid-80s during the day and low-70s during the night. Winters are usually cold but can sometimes be mild with temperatures ranging from the high-30s to mid-40s during the day and low-20s at night. Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year with an average of 45 inches annually. Spring and fall are typically pleasant and comfortable, making them popular times for outdoor activities.

Dover (zip 07801), New Jersey gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dover (zip 07801) averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Dover (zip 07801). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dover (zip 07801) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 07801 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New Jersey.

9.1 Summer - 5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 07801 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dover, New Jersey	United States
	50.4 in.	38.1 in.
	35.2 in.	27.8 in.
	119.6 days	106.2 days
	207 days	205 days
	82.1°	85.8°
	17.3°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.8	4.3
	588 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 07801 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New Jersey. In the 07801 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 07801 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 07801 zip code, there are 7.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in New Jersey.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 07801 zip code with an average of 17.3°. This is one of the coldest places in New Jersey.

In the 07801 zip code, there are 133.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New Jersey.

In the 07801 zip code, there are 3.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New Jersey.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 07801 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are August, July and June.

October is the wettest month in the 07801 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.4 inches in the 07801 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in New Jersey.

May is the rainiest month in the 07801 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 119.6 rainy days annually in the 07801 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New Jersey. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 35.2 inches in the 07801 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in New Jersey. January is the snowiest month in the 07801 zip code with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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