Dover climate

Dover Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rowe 3NE, 23.8 km from Dover

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.66 in.

December 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

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
4.66 in
Snowfall
26.7 in
Record high
70°FDec 1, 2006
Record low
-11°FDec 21, 2004
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 15 min to 9 h 04 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
91%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
5.6 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
Dec 139°F24°F70°F 200611°F 200727%
Dec 239°F23°F53°F 201211°F 200328%
Dec 338°F23°F60°F 20096°F 200229%
Dec 438°F23°F61°F 20122°F 200230%
Dec 538°F22°F62°F 1999-5°F 202530%
Dec 637°F22°F69°F 20013°F 200731%
Dec 737°F22°F68°F 19984°F 201931%
Dec 837°F21°F49°F 2004-2°F 201932%
Dec 936°F21°F53°F 2008-3°F 200232%
Dec 1036°F21°F61°F 2023-2°F 201033%
Dec 1136°F20°F63°F 20219°F 201833%
Dec 1235°F20°F55°F 20105°F 202234%
Dec 1335°F20°F55°F 2020-2°F 200534%
Dec 1435°F19°F63°F 2015-8°F 200535%
Dec 1535°F19°F63°F 2015-4°F 200535%
Dec 1634°F19°F63°F 2021-9°F 201635%
Dec 1734°F18°F63°F 2000-6°F 201336%
Dec 1834°F18°F63°F 2023-3°F 200936%
Dec 1933°F18°F57°F 2025-9°F 202036%
Dec 2033°F17°F59°F 2002-9°F 200437%
Dec 2133°F17°F62°F 2018-11°F 200437%
Dec 2233°F17°F66°F 2013-3°F 202437%
Dec 2332°F16°F60°F 2015-8°F 200837%
Dec 2432°F16°F70°F 20153°F 202238%
Dec 2532°F16°F64°F 20141°F 200038%
Dec 2632°F15°F50°F 2023-6°F 200038%
Dec 2732°F15°F53°F 2011-6°F 201738%
Dec 2831°F15°F59°F 2008-10°F 201039%
Dec 2931°F14°F58°F 2024-9°F 201739%
Dec 3031°F14°F58°F 2024-11°F 201739%
Dec 3131°F14°F56°F 2022-7°F 199839%

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 (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 4:18 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:26 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00196989 (Rowe 3NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054781, 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.