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Dover averages 13.2 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (5.9″), and snow usually falls from December through March. On about 3 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 9 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
November
0″
0
0
8
39°F
December
2.6″
1
2
18
32°F
January
4.1″
1
3
22
28°F
February
5.9″
2
4
19
29°F
March
0.6″
<1
1
12
35°F
April
0″
0
0
1
45°F
Year
13.2″
3
9
79
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Dover (1 mi from the city center, -7 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
13.2 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Dover station, 1 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 5.9 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Dover have?
About 79 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 28 °F.