Dover, Delaware Weather
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Dover weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 4:18 PM EST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——65°41°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear——63°40°-2°
- ThursdayNov 12Heavy Drizzle41%0.06″63°48°0°
- FridayNov 13Overcast22%—52°37°-11°
- SaturdayNov 14Overcast——48°34°-4°
- SundayNov 15Overcast——49°37°+1°
- MondayNov 16Partly Cloudy——51°38°+2°
Air quality now AQI 52 · Moderate
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:16 AM
- Moonset
- 5:29 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
Dover at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 53°F (high 65°F, low 41°F), 3°F above the 50°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: April 4 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 2 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Dover
- Tue65°41°0%
- Wed63°40°2%
- Thu63°48°41%
- Fri52°37°22%
- Sat48°34°8%
- Sun49°37°0%
- Mon51°38°3%
- Tue50°41°4%
- Wed53°42°3%
- Thu52°37°4%
- Fri54°39°6%
- Sat59°43°16%
- Sun67°49°37%
- Mon66°40°39%
- Tue41°31°29%
- Wed42°28°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Dover
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Dover — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically November 4) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest fall brassicas and carrots.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Dover
SPC includes Dover in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Dover
Dover sits in Kent County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 55m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 25m — a swing of +5h 31m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Dover is the state’s largest city.
Air quality in Dover
Air quality in Dover’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 39). See the full air-quality history for Dover.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
July is Dover's warmest stretch (~78°F) and January its coldest (~36°F); precipitation crests in August at 4.9 inches and ebbs in February to 3.1 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 3.4″ | 10 |
| February | 38° | 3.1″ | 9 |
| March | 45° | 4.2″ | 10 |
| April | 56° | 3.7″ | 10 |
| May | 64° | 3.9″ | 11 |
| June | 73° | 4.6″ | 9 |
| July | 78° | 4.1″ | 9 |
| August | 76° | 4.9″ | 8 |
| September | 70° | 4.3″ | 8 |
| October | 59° | 4.1″ | 8 |
| November | 49° | 3.4″ | 7 |
| December | 40° | 4.0″ | 10 |
Regional context
Similar climates Kent Acres, DE, Rodney Village, DE, Highland Acres, DE
Dover swings from 36°F in January to 78°F in July (42°F) per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals; precipitation in Dover runs about 47.6 inches on roughly 110 measurable days.
Rainfall in Dover splits evenly between the seasons: August tops out at 4.9 inches over 8.2 rainy days, and February logs 3.1 inches across 9.2 — neither half of Dover's year dominates. That even rhythm groups Dover with places like Kent Acres, DE, Rodney Village, DE and Highland Acres, DE.
Around April 4, Dover sheds its freezing nights — peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes go into Dover's beds. Dover's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Dover's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. Frost returns to Dover near November 4, ending the tender-crop season. Open lawns in Dover whiten first when frost returns.
Similar climates: Kent Acres, DE, Rodney Village, DE, Highland Acres, DE, Dover Base Housing, DE, Little Creek, DE.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Dover?
- In Dover, expect the last spring frost near April 4; Dover's first autumn frost comes around November 4.
- What is the rainy season in Dover?
- August is the wettest month in Dover, about 4.9 inches on average; the year totals roughly 48 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Dover?
- On average July tops the year in Dover at about 78°F.
- What is the coldest month in Dover?
- The coldest stretch in Dover falls in January, around 36°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Dover?
- Around April 4, start frost-hardy crops in Dover; tomatoes and basil belong a fortnight later.
- How many rainy days does Dover get?
- Dover records around 110 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Dover?
- Since January in Dover averages 36°F, Dover's USDA zone follows that floor — confirm it by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Dover?
- Dover's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Dover?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Dover in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Dover?
- Current conditions for Dover and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Dover forecast updated?
- The Dover forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Dover?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Dover are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Dover?
- The next few days in Dover's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Dover sits at 39.2°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Dover
- 19901
- 19902
- 19904
- 19905
- 19906