Dover Weather in January
Average highs run from 30°F on January 1 to 29°F on January 31, and lows from 13°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.25 in.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 29°F
- Average low
- 11°F
- Precipitation
- 4.25 in
- Snowfall
- 33.2 in
- Record high
- 67°FJan 6, 2007
- Record low
- -23°FJan 7, 2018
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 06 min to 9 h 56 min
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- Humidity
- 93%
- Dew point
- 16°F
- Wind
- 6.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 30°F | 13°F | 55°F 2011 | -18°F 2018 | 40% | |
| Jan 2 | 30°F | 13°F | 59°F 2000 | -13°F 1999 | 40% | |
| Jan 3 | 30°F | 13°F | 61°F 2000 | -17°F 2014 | 40% | |
| Jan 4 | 30°F | 13°F | 62°F 2000 | -17°F 2014 | 40% | |
| Jan 5 | 30°F | 12°F | 60°F 2007 | -2°F 2018 | 41% | |
| Jan 6 | 30°F | 12°F | 67°F 2007 | -10°F 2018 | 41% | |
| Jan 7 | 29°F | 12°F | 50°F 2012 | -23°F 2018 | 41% | |
| Jan 8 | 29°F | 12°F | 67°F 2008 | -12°F 2015 | 41% | |
| Jan 9 | 29°F | 12°F | 60°F 2008 | -9°F 2004 | 41% | |
| Jan 10 | 29°F | 11°F | 56°F 2016 | -14°F 2004 | 41% | |
| Jan 11 | 29°F | 11°F | 65°F 2020 | -14°F 2004 | 42% | |
| Jan 12 | 29°F | 11°F | 66°F 2020 | 3°F 2001 | 42% | |
| Jan 13 | 29°F | 11°F | 62°F 2005 | -10°F 2015 | 42% | |
| Jan 14 | 29°F | 11°F | 64°F 2005 | -14°F 2004 | 42% | |
| Jan 15 | 29°F | 11°F | 49°F 2014 | -12°F 2004 | 42% | |
| Jan 16 | 29°F | 11°F | 42°F 2021 | -11°F 2004 | 42% | |
| Jan 17 | 28°F | 11°F | 50°F 2012 | -14°F 2009 | 42% | |
| Jan 18 | 28°F | 10°F | 61°F 2006 | -17°F 2003 | 42% | |
| Jan 19 | 28°F | 10°F | 45°F 2013 | -8°F 2005 | 42% | |
| Jan 20 | 28°F | 10°F | 53°F 2006 | -2°F 2025 | 42% | |
| Jan 21 | 28°F | 10°F | 47°F 2017 | -16°F 2005 | 42% | |
| Jan 22 | 28°F | 10°F | 47°F 2017 | -19°F 2005 | 42% | |
| Jan 23 | 28°F | 10°F | 56°F 1999 | -12°F 2003 | 42% | |
| Jan 24 | 28°F | 10°F | 60°F 1999 | -22°F 2011 | 42% | |
| Jan 25 | 28°F | 10°F | 57°F 2010 | -15°F 2004 | 42% | |
| Jan 26 | 29°F | 10°F | 48°F 2016 | -10°F 2004 | 42% | |
| Jan 27 | 29°F | 10°F | 54°F 2002 | -12°F 2003 | 41% | |
| Jan 28 | 29°F | 10°F | 53°F 2002 | -20°F 2005 | 41% | |
| Jan 29 | 29°F | 11°F | 52°F 2002 | -14°F 2000 | 41% | |
| Jan 30 | 29°F | 11°F | 62°F 2013 | -14°F 2021 | 41% | |
| Jan 31 | 29°F | 11°F | 59°F 2013 | -11°F 2015 | 41% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:28 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 5:03 PM
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.