Dover climate

Dover Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dardanelle, 19.3 km from Dover

Average highs run from 95°F on August 1 to 91°F on August 31, and lows from 71°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.35 in over about 5 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Dover, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
93°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
3.35 in
Record high
115°FAug 3, 2011
Record low
51°FAug 13, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
21.6
Daylight
13 h 55 min to 12 h 57 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
65°F
Wind
3.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 195°F71°F108°F 201160°F 201818%0%
Aug 295°F71°F110°F 201163°F 201818%0%
Aug 395°F71°F115°F 201162°F 202518%0%
Aug 495°F71°F106°F 201262°F 201418%0%
Aug 594°F71°F106°F 201163°F 201418%0%
Aug 694°F71°F110°F 201160°F 200418%0%
Aug 794°F71°F105°F 201157°F 200418%0%
Aug 894°F70°F104°F 201156°F 200418%0%
Aug 994°F70°F103°F 201058°F 200218%0%
Aug 1094°F70°F103°F 200664°F 200418%0%
Aug 1194°F70°F105°F 200758°F 200418%0%
Aug 1294°F70°F107°F 200756°F 200418%0%
Aug 1394°F70°F107°F 200751°F 200418%0%
Aug 1494°F70°F106°F 201052°F 200418%0%
Aug 1594°F70°F106°F 200757°F 201318%0%
Aug 1693°F70°F105°F 200756°F 199917%0%
Aug 1793°F70°F106°F 202558°F 199917%0%
Aug 1893°F69°F106°F 202561°F 199917%0%
Aug 1993°F69°F106°F 202562°F 201317%0%
Aug 2093°F69°F105°F 202358°F 201517%0%
Aug 2193°F69°F103°F 201060°F 199917%0%
Aug 2292°F69°F102°F 200060°F 199917%0%
Aug 2392°F69°F103°F 200057°F 200917%0%
Aug 2492°F68°F103°F 200757°F 200917%0%
Aug 2592°F68°F104°F 202356°F 201517%0%
Aug 2692°F68°F105°F 200058°F 201017%0%
Aug 2791°F68°F105°F 200057°F 201017%0%
Aug 2891°F68°F106°F 200059°F 201017%0%
Aug 2991°F67°F106°F 200062°F 200617%0%
Aug 3091°F67°F107°F 200060°F 200617%0%
Aug 3191°F67°F109°F 200054°F 200917%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dover, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 7:41 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00031838 (Dardanelle), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053920, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.