Dover climate

Dover Weather in January

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

Average highs run from 46°F on January 1 to 47°F on January 31, and lows from 29°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.19 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.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
4.19 in
Snowfall
1.3 in
Record high
75°FJan 1, 2022
Record low
-1°FJan 18, 2003
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 44 min to 10 h 22 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
31°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
Jan 146°F29°F75°F 20224°F 201827%2%
Jan 246°F28°F75°F 20232°F 201827%2%
Jan 346°F28°F73°F 20049°F 200827%2%
Jan 446°F28°F71°F 20048°F 201827%2%
Jan 546°F28°F67°F 200711°F 201027%2%
Jan 646°F28°F69°F 20262°F 201427%2%
Jan 746°F28°F69°F 20081°F 201427%2%
Jan 846°F28°F72°F 20262°F 201527%3%
Jan 946°F28°F71°F 20269°F 201128%3%
Jan 1046°F28°F68°F 20205°F 201528%3%
Jan 1146°F27°F69°F 201313°F 201628%3%
Jan 1246°F27°F71°F 201714°F 200328%3%
Jan 1346°F27°F69°F 20139°F 201828%3%
Jan 1446°F27°F65°F 20076°F 201828%3%
Jan 1546°F27°F70°F 20205°F 200928%3%
Jan 1646°F27°F69°F 2017-1°F 201828%3%
Jan 1746°F27°F69°F 20231°F 201828%3%
Jan 1846°F27°F69°F 2023-1°F 200328%3%
Jan 1946°F27°F65°F 202310°F 202428%3%
Jan 2046°F27°F67°F 20066°F 202428%3%
Jan 2146°F27°F71°F 20174°F 202428%3%
Jan 2246°F27°F66°F 20175°F 202528%3%
Jan 2346°F27°F69°F 20022°F 200328%3%
Jan 2446°F27°F69°F 2002-1°F 200328%3%
Jan 2546°F27°F64°F 201710°F 200828%3%
Jan 2646°F27°F66°F 20048°F 202628%3%
Jan 2747°F27°F61°F 20028°F 202628%3%
Jan 2847°F27°F66°F 20024°F 201428%3%
Jan 2947°F27°F71°F 20020°F 201428%3%
Jan 3047°F27°F73°F 20028°F 201428%3%
Jan 3147°F28°F72°F 20024°F 201028%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.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 5:16 PM

Every day of January: 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.