Dover weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Dover, Arkansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Dardanelle, 18 km from Dover; records cover 1909–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 49.5 in1258 mm
- Snow a year
- 3 in8 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 1
- First fall freeze
- Nov 1
- Heating degree days
- 3,186
- Cooling degree days
- 2,041
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 16°−9° (heating, 99%) and 102°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Dover in January
Highs average 51°11° and lows 29°−2°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1920)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1918)
- Heating degree days
- 772
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Dover in February
Highs average 56°14° and lows 33°0°, with 3.3 in85 mm of precipitation and 1.2 in3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1911)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 576
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Dover in March
Highs average 65°18° and lows 40°5°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1929)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 389
- Cooling degree days
- 10
Dover in April
Highs average 74°23° and lows 49°9°, with 5.2 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1917)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 151
- Cooling degree days
- 49
Dover in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 59°15°, with 5.4 in138 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1934)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 28
- Cooling degree days
- 188
Dover in June
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°20°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2012)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1969)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 395
Dover in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 71°22°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1930)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1926)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 530
Dover in August
Highs average 93°34° and lows 69°21°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1936)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 502
Dover in September
Highs average 87°30° and lows 62°17°, with 3.5 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1947)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 284
Dover in OctoberThis month
Highs average 76°24° and lows 50°10°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1963)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1910)
- Heating degree days
- 133
- Cooling degree days
- 76
Dover in November
Highs average 62°17° and lows 39°4°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1909)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1914)
- Heating degree days
- 432
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Dover in December
Highs average 53°12° and lows 32°0°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1955)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 696
- Cooling degree days
- 0