Dover, MO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HIGGINSVILLE, MO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Dover has an annual average temperature of 53.6°F with about 40.9 inches of precipitation per year and 13.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.4°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.30 in) and January the driest (1.37 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Dover
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →147 of 366 (40.2%) of Dover's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1990s | 52 | |
| 2000s | 105 | |
| 2010s | 124 | |
| 2020s | 85 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36.4°F | 18.4°F | 27.4°F | 1.37 in | 4.8 in | 7 |
| February | 41.6°F | 22.5°F | 32.0°F | 1.77 in | 3.1 in | 7 |
| March | 53.1°F | 32.5°F | 42.8°F | 2.84 in | 1.4 in | 10 |
| April | 63.6°F | 43.1°F | 53.3°F | 4.24 in | 0.2 in | 11 |
| May | 73.6°F | 54.5°F | 64.1°F | 5.30 in | — | 12 |
| June | 82.8°F | 63.9°F | 73.3°F | 4.88 in | — | 10 |
| July | 86.7°F | 67.6°F | 77.1°F | 5.04 in | — | 9 |
| August | 85.5°F | 65.3°F | 75.4°F | 3.94 in | — | 9 |
| September | 78.5°F | 56.5°F | 67.5°F | 4.04 in | — | 8 |
| October | 66.5°F | 44.5°F | 55.5°F | 3.16 in | 0.2 in | 9 |
| November | 52.3°F | 33.2°F | 42.7°F | 2.46 in | 1.0 in | 7 |
| December | 40.6°F | 23.4°F | 32.0°F | 1.83 in | 3.0 in | 8 |
Climate twins of Dover
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).