Dover climate

Dover Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dover 1 W, 2.3 km from Dover

Average highs run from 66°F on April 1 to 74°F on April 30, and lows from 43°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.66 in over about 10 wet days.

April 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

April at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
5.66 in
Record high
89°FApr 18, 2002
Record low
21°FApr 8, 2007
Chance of a freeze
62%
Daylight
12 h 37 min to 13 h 40 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
7.8 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
Apr 166°F43°F85°F 202627°F 201932%0%
Apr 266°F43°F87°F 201227°F 202132%0%
Apr 367°F43°F87°F 202630°F 202132%0%
Apr 467°F44°F87°F 202331°F 200232%0%
Apr 567°F44°F86°F 201029°F 200232%0%
Apr 668°F44°F85°F 201026°F 200732%0%
Apr 768°F44°F85°F 200124°F 200732%0%
Apr 868°F45°F85°F 201521°F 200732%0%
Apr 969°F45°F84°F 200126°F 200732%0%
Apr 1069°F45°F86°F 200128°F 200732%0%
Apr 1169°F46°F85°F 200130°F 201832%0%
Apr 1270°F46°F83°F 202631°F 201232%0%
Apr 1370°F46°F86°F 200633°F 200432%0%
Apr 1470°F47°F88°F 200633°F 202033%0%
Apr 1570°F47°F86°F 200227°F 202033%0%
Apr 1671°F47°F86°F 200229°F 201433%0%
Apr 1771°F48°F88°F 201329°F 201833%0%
Apr 1871°F48°F89°F 200230°F 200133%0%
Apr 1971°F48°F86°F 202334°F 200133%0%
Apr 2072°F49°F86°F 202333°F 201333%0%
Apr 2172°F49°F85°F 200234°F 202134%0%
Apr 2272°F49°F85°F 202234°F 202434%0%
Apr 2372°F49°F85°F 202236°F 200534%0%
Apr 2473°F50°F86°F 200934°F 200534%0%
Apr 2573°F50°F86°F 200932°F 201334%0%
Apr 2673°F50°F85°F 200939°F 200134%0%
Apr 2773°F51°F85°F 202634°F 202034%0%
Apr 2874°F51°F87°F 202538°F 200834%0%
Apr 2974°F51°F88°F 201733°F 200834%0%
Apr 3074°F52°F87°F 200735°F 201834%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 (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 7:14 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 7:39 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00402589 (Dover 1 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003894, 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.