Dover climate

Dover Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rochester Intl AP, 29.3 km from Dover

Average highs run from 24°F on January 1 to 23°F on January 31, and lows from 9°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.99 in over about 9 wet days.

January 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.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
23°F
Average low
7°F
Precipitation
0.99 in
Snowfall
12.2 in
Record high
58°FJan 25, 1944
Record low
-40°FJan 30, 1951
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 58 min to 9 h 51 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
11°F
Wind
12.3 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
Jan 124°F9°F44°F 1894-29°F 197430%28%
Jan 223°F9°F45°F 1998-27°F 197930%28%
Jan 323°F9°F41°F 1944-28°F 191130%28%
Jan 423°F8°F43°F 2007-32°F 192030%28%
Jan 523°F8°F55°F 2012-27°F 191230%28%
Jan 623°F8°F46°F 1933-28°F 191230%28%
Jan 723°F8°F51°F 2003-33°F 191230%28%
Jan 823°F8°F52°F 2003-33°F 191231%28%
Jan 923°F8°F46°F 2002-30°F 197731%28%
Jan 1022°F7°F54°F 2012-28°F 198231%29%
Jan 1122°F7°F44°F 1915-29°F 197731%29%
Jan 1222°F7°F44°F 1961-39°F 191231%29%
Jan 1322°F7°F50°F 1894-39°F 191231%29%
Jan 1422°F7°F44°F 1915-26°F 196531%29%
Jan 1522°F7°F50°F 1914-31°F 192930%29%
Jan 1622°F7°F48°F 1914-29°F 197730%29%
Jan 1722°F7°F49°F 1894-25°F 195430%29%
Jan 1822°F6°F46°F 1919-31°F 196730%29%
Jan 1922°F6°F47°F 1919-32°F 197030%29%
Jan 2022°F6°F47°F 1944-26°F 197030%29%
Jan 2122°F6°F45°F 1968-29°F 197030%29%
Jan 2222°F6°F46°F 1964-33°F 193030%29%
Jan 2322°F6°F50°F 1981-34°F 193530%29%
Jan 2422°F6°F55°F 1981-34°F 193530%28%
Jan 2522°F6°F58°F 1944-23°F 193630%28%
Jan 2622°F6°F52°F 2002-30°F 191730%28%
Jan 2723°F6°F50°F 1919-26°F 193530%28%
Jan 2823°F6°F51°F 2025-33°F 191530%28%
Jan 2923°F6°F46°F 2024-33°F 195129%28%
Jan 3023°F7°F56°F 2025-40°F 195129%28%
Jan 3123°F7°F52°F 2024-31°F 191829%28%

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.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 4:41 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:18 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014925 (Rochester Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014925, 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.