Dover Weather in August
Average highs run from 94°F on August 1 to 93°F on August 31, and lows from 74°F to 74°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 8.85 in over about 18 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 94°F
- Average low
- 74°F
- Precipitation
- 8.85 in
- Record high
- 104°FAug 8, 2023
- Record low
- 58°FAug 27, 1930
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 23.7
- Daylight
- 13 h 27 min to 12 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 75°F
- Wind
- 5.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 94°F | 74°F | 99°F 2022 | 68°F 1930 | 59% |
| Aug 2 | 94°F | 74°F | 100°F 2022 | 67°F 1961 | 59% |
| Aug 3 | 94°F | 74°F | 100°F 2022 | 67°F 1901 | 59% |
| Aug 4 | 94°F | 74°F | 100°F 2023 | 65°F 1938 | 59% |
| Aug 5 | 94°F | 74°F | 100°F 2023 | 65°F 1935 | 59% |
| Aug 6 | 94°F | 74°F | 98°F 1980 | 64°F 1935 | 59% |
| Aug 7 | 94°F | 74°F | 103°F 2023 | 61°F 1935 | 58% |
| Aug 8 | 94°F | 74°F | 104°F 2023 | 67°F 1930 | 58% |
| Aug 9 | 94°F | 74°F | 103°F 2023 | 66°F 1930 | 58% |
| Aug 10 | 94°F | 74°F | 104°F 2023 | 66°F 1934 | 58% |
| Aug 11 | 94°F | 74°F | 103°F 2023 | 67°F 1989 | 58% |
| Aug 12 | 94°F | 74°F | 104°F 2023 | 64°F 2000 | 57% |
| Aug 13 | 94°F | 74°F | 104°F 2023 | 67°F 1942 | 57% |
| Aug 14 | 94°F | 74°F | 104°F 2023 | 67°F 1987 | 57% |
| Aug 15 | 94°F | 74°F | 103°F 2023 | 66°F 1924 | 57% |
| Aug 16 | 94°F | 74°F | 100°F 2023 | 65°F 1944 | 57% |
| Aug 17 | 94°F | 74°F | 101°F 1916 | 66°F 1938 | 56% |
| Aug 18 | 94°F | 74°F | 99°F 2022 | 68°F 1901 | 56% |
| Aug 19 | 93°F | 74°F | 100°F 2024 | 64°F 1994 | 56% |
| Aug 20 | 93°F | 74°F | 100°F 2021 | 68°F 1901 | 56% |
| Aug 21 | 93°F | 74°F | 100°F 2021 | 67°F 1984 | 55% |
| Aug 22 | 93°F | 74°F | 101°F 1916 | 60°F 1930 | 55% |
| Aug 23 | 93°F | 74°F | 100°F 2022 | 64°F 1930 | 55% |
| Aug 24 | 93°F | 74°F | 99°F 1915 | 64°F 1957 | 55% |
| Aug 25 | 93°F | 74°F | 100°F 1915 | 61°F 1930 | 54% |
| Aug 26 | 93°F | 74°F | 99°F 2022 | 63°F 1930 | 54% |
| Aug 27 | 93°F | 74°F | 99°F 2023 | 58°F 1930 | 54% |
| Aug 28 | 93°F | 74°F | 101°F 2023 | 65°F 1984 | 53% |
| Aug 29 | 93°F | 74°F | 99°F 1916 | 63°F 1930 | 53% |
| Aug 30 | 93°F | 74°F | 99°F 1980 | 60°F 1897 | 53% |
| Aug 31 | 93°F | 74°F | 100°F 2017 | 63°F 1930 | 53% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 7:51 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00087205 (Plant City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00087205, 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.