Dover climate

Dover Weather in March

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

Average highs run from 55°F on March 1 to 66°F on March 31, and lows from 34°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.24 in over about 10 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.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
5.24 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
89°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
0°FMar 6, 2015
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
11 h 24 min to 12 h 34 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
42°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
Mar 155°F34°F80°F 202323°F 200529%2%
Mar 256°F35°F81°F 201218°F 200529%2%
Mar 356°F35°F75°F 202615°F 201429%2%
Mar 456°F35°F79°F 202412°F 200229%1%
Mar 557°F35°F78°F 20268°F 201529%1%
Mar 657°F36°F85°F 20260°F 201529%1%
Mar 757°F36°F82°F 200319°F 201529%1%
Mar 858°F36°F75°F 200218°F 200829%1%
Mar 958°F37°F78°F 202616°F 200829%1%
Mar 1058°F37°F79°F 200923°F 200529%1%
Mar 1159°F37°F79°F 202526°F 200229%1%
Mar 1259°F37°F84°F 200620°F 202229%1%
Mar 1359°F38°F80°F 200723°F 202229%1%
Mar 1460°F38°F82°F 201222°F 201330%1%
Mar 1560°F38°F86°F 201618°F 201730%1%
Mar 1660°F38°F77°F 201518°F 201730%1%
Mar 1761°F39°F79°F 201222°F 202630%1%
Mar 1861°F39°F81°F 201225°F 202330%1%
Mar 1961°F39°F81°F 201222°F 202430%1%
Mar 2062°F40°F83°F 201220°F 202330%1%
Mar 2162°F40°F86°F 202620°F 201330%1%
Mar 2263°F40°F89°F 202619°F 200230%1%
Mar 2363°F40°F80°F 200721°F 200230%1%
Mar 2463°F41°F83°F 200723°F 201431%1%
Mar 2564°F41°F85°F 200726°F 201431%0%
Mar 2664°F41°F86°F 202620°F 201431%0%
Mar 2764°F41°F82°F 200724°F 201331%0%
Mar 2865°F42°F83°F 202524°F 201531%0%
Mar 2965°F42°F80°F 200222°F 201531%0%
Mar 3065°F42°F82°F 200729°F 200331%0%
Mar 3166°F42°F83°F 202626°F 200331%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).

March 1
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 5:46 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 7:13 PM

Every day of March: 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.