Weather in Dover in May

General weather information about Dover

Average annual temperature is 16.2 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 36.5 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -5.7 °C

Number of sunny days: 180 days

Number of rainy days: 184 days

Number of snow days: 1 day

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* Weather data for Dover United States is based on climate observations for 2026 year

Dover air temperature forecast for each month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)19.523.425.227.729.834.535.736.531.730.125.919.0
Average daytime temperature (°C)11.914.815.920.825.630.031.430.428.222.416.012.4
Average temperature (°C)7.38.810.214.819.823.826.225.422.317.110.47.4
Average night temperature (°C)4.04.85.89.915.218.622.221.417.813.26.43.9
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)-2.9-5.7-4.73.56.812.816.915.213.80.9-1.4-3.7

Dover monthly weather indicators

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight maximum duration (h)10.011.012.013.014.014.014.014.012.011.010.09.0
Daylight mean duration (h)10.010.912.013.114.114.614.413.512.411.310.29.7
Daylight minimum duration (h)9.010.011.012.013.014.014.013.011.010.09.09.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)5.26.87.69.311.012.411.210.310.87.57.86.6
Precipitation (mm)1551161881187810215717448744663
Sunny days12141715141881312192117
Rainy days19131415171223181812914
Snow days010000000000

Best time to visit Dover:

The best time to visit Dover during the most sunny months:

  • June — 12.4(h)
  • July — 11.2(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Dover is at

  • January — 155(mm)
  • March — 188(mm)
  • July — 157(mm)
  • August — 174(mm)