Dover, NH

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DURHAM 2 N, NH US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Dover has an annual average temperature of 47.1°F with about 47.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 80.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.8°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.79 in) and January the driest (3.38 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,708
Cooling need
246

Best time to visit Dover

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

194 of 366 (53%) 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.

2000s
106
2010s
144
2020s
116

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 32.4°F 14.8°F 23.6°F 3.38 in 11
February 35.5°F 16.4°F 25.9°F 3.52 in 11
March 43.2°F 24.5°F 33.8°F 4.39 in 12
April 55.4°F 33.8°F 44.6°F 4.20 in 13
May 65.9°F 44.1°F 55.0°F 3.80 in 13
June 74.9°F 53.3°F 64.1°F 4.28 in 13
July 80.5°F 59.0°F 69.7°F 3.76 in 12
August 79.7°F 57.3°F 68.5°F 3.43 in 11
September 71.7°F 49.8°F 60.8°F 3.86 in 9
October 60.1°F 39.0°F 49.6°F 4.79 in 12
November 48.2°F 30.3°F 39.3°F 3.95 in 11
December 37.8°F 21.6°F 29.7°F 4.47 in 13

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