Dover, MO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HIGGINSVILLE, MO US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
49.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,106
Cooling need
999

Best time to visit Dover

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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

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