Dover climate

Dover Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for York 3 Ssw Pump Stn, 12.8 km from Dover

Average highs run from 49°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.01 in over about 12 wet days.

March 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.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
4.01 in
Snowfall
3.9 in
Record high
86°FMar 30, 1998
Record low
-12°FMar 6, 2015
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 18 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
8.3 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
Mar 149°F26°F69°F 20177°F 201436%8%
Mar 250°F27°F68°F 200412°F 200936%8%
Mar 350°F27°F69°F 2008-2°F 201436%8%
Mar 450°F27°F67°F 2024-3°F 201436%8%
Mar 551°F27°F70°F 20044°F 201936%8%
Mar 651°F27°F73°F 2022-12°F 201536%7%
Mar 751°F28°F73°F 2009-12°F 201537%7%
Mar 852°F28°F83°F 2000-9°F 200737%7%
Mar 952°F28°F79°F 20168°F 200737%7%
Mar 1052°F29°F81°F 202613°F 200537%7%
Mar 1153°F29°F82°F 202613°F 200237%6%
Mar 1253°F29°F71°F 201212°F 201737%6%
Mar 1353°F29°F81°F 200614°F 201737%6%
Mar 1454°F30°F80°F 200719°F 201437%6%
Mar 1554°F30°F77°F 200217°F 201737%6%
Mar 1654°F30°F71°F 202219°F 201737%5%
Mar 1755°F30°F74°F 20127°F 201738%5%
Mar 1855°F31°F78°F 201117°F 202638%5%
Mar 1955°F31°F75°F 20227°F 200738%5%
Mar 2056°F31°F78°F 202018°F 202338%5%
Mar 2156°F32°F74°F 201016°F 200938%4%
Mar 2257°F32°F82°F 202619°F 200238%4%
Mar 2357°F32°F79°F 201214°F 201738%4%
Mar 2457°F32°F75°F 201614°F 200938%4%
Mar 2558°F33°F76°F 201719°F 200938%4%
Mar 2658°F33°F78°F 200415°F 201838%3%
Mar 2759°F33°F83°F 199813°F 201438%3%
Mar 2859°F34°F80°F 199819°F 202238%3%
Mar 2960°F34°F83°F 199820°F 201138%3%
Mar 3060°F34°F86°F 199821°F 201638%3%
Mar 3160°F35°F84°F 199824°F 201839%3%

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).

March 1
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 5:59 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 7:31 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00369933 (York 3 Ssw Pump Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093778, 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.