Dover, TN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DOVER 1 W, TN US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Dover has an annual average temperature of 58.6°F with about 54.8 inches of precipitation per year and 3.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.4°F). May is typically the wettest month (6.03 in) and September the driest (3.56 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,633
Cooling need
1,323

Best time to visit Dover

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

20 of 366 (5.5%) 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.

1890s
21
1900s
47
1910s
59
1920s
42
1930s
46
1940s
24
1950s
42
1960s
16
1970s
10
1980s
16
1990s
7
2000s
8
2010s
19
2020s
9

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 46.0°F 27.4°F 36.7°F 4.19 in 1.3 in 9
February 50.8°F 30.4°F 40.6°F 4.82 in 1.3 in 8
March 60.4°F 38.4°F 49.4°F 5.24 in 0.4 in 10
April 70.3°F 47.1°F 58.7°F 5.66 in 10
May 77.4°F 56.9°F 67.2°F 6.03 in 10
June 84.4°F 65.5°F 74.9°F 4.53 in 8
July 87.8°F 69.0°F 78.4°F 4.32 in 8
August 87.7°F 67.7°F 77.7°F 3.77 in 7
September 81.9°F 59.9°F 70.9°F 3.56 in 7
October 70.8°F 47.7°F 59.2°F 3.82 in 7
November 59.6°F 38.1°F 48.9°F 4.26 in 0.1 in 8
December 49.7°F 31.2°F 40.4°F 4.60 in 0.7 in 9

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