Dover climate

Dover Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Durham, 8.7 km from Dover

Average highs run from 78°F on September 1 to 67°F on September 30, and lows from 55°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.00 in over about 10 wet days.

September 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.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
4.00 in
Record high
96°FSep 9, 2002
Record low
28°FSep 29, 2000
Chance of a freeze
29%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
13 h 10 min to 11 h 46 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
4.0 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
Sep 178°F55°F94°F 201038°F 200229%0%
Sep 278°F55°F94°F 201040°F 201729%0%
Sep 378°F54°F92°F 201843°F 200129%0%
Sep 478°F54°F90°F 202347°F 200729%0%
Sep 577°F54°F91°F 202339°F 200030%0%
Sep 677°F54°F92°F 201837°F 200030%0%
Sep 777°F53°F95°F 202339°F 200030%0%
Sep 876°F53°F92°F 200745°F 201330%0%
Sep 976°F53°F96°F 200238°F 201330%0%
Sep 1076°F53°F94°F 200240°F 200330%0%
Sep 1175°F52°F93°F 201340°F 200830%0%
Sep 1275°F52°F87°F 200540°F 200630%0%
Sep 1375°F52°F88°F 202440°F 200231%0%
Sep 1474°F51°F86°F 200540°F 201931%0%
Sep 1574°F51°F85°F 202435°F 202031%0%
Sep 1673°F51°F89°F 202438°F 200131%0%
Sep 1773°F50°F90°F 202435°F 201131%0%
Sep 1873°F50°F88°F 201536°F 200731%0%
Sep 1972°F49°F83°F 201535°F 201431%0%
Sep 2072°F49°F84°F 201631°F 201432%0%
Sep 2171°F49°F85°F 201932°F 202032%0%
Sep 2271°F48°F86°F 201935°F 202032%0%
Sep 2370°F48°F88°F 201941°F 200832%0%
Sep 2470°F48°F89°F 201739°F 200832%0%
Sep 2570°F47°F89°F 201736°F 201233%0%
Sep 2669°F47°F90°F 200733°F 200933%0%
Sep 2769°F46°F89°F 201733°F 201533%0%
Sep 2868°F46°F86°F 201433°F 200033%0%
Sep 2968°F45°F82°F 201528°F 200033%0%
Sep 3067°F45°F79°F 202431°F 200033%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.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 7:18 PM
September 30
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 6:26 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00272174 (Durham), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054791, 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.