Dover, Delaware vs Shirley Climate
90%matchOn climate, Shirley is a 90% match for Dover. Compared with Dover, Shirley has 6°F (3°C) cooler summer days.
Dover gets 46 in (1180 mm) of rain a year and Shirley 44 in (1112 mm). July is the warmest month in both, with highs of 88°F (31°C) in Dover and 82°F (28°C) in Shirley.
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
DoverShirleysolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
DoverShirley
Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | Shirley | Dover | Shirley | Dover | Shirley | |
| Jan | 44°F(6°C) | 39°F(4°C) | 27°F(-3°C) | 25°F(-4°C) | 3.3 in(84 mm) | 3.5 in(88 mm) |
| Feb | 46°F(8°C) | 40°F(5°C) | 28°F(-2°C) | 25°F(-4°C) | 3.0 in(75 mm) | 3.3 in(83 mm) |
| Mar | 55°F(13°C) | 48°F(9°C) | 35°F(2°C) | 32°F(0°C) | 4.4 in(111 mm) | 4.3 in(110 mm) |
| Apr | 66°F(19°C) | 58°F(15°C) | 44°F(7°C) | 41°F(5°C) | 3.5 in(89 mm) | 3.7 in(94 mm) |
| May | 75°F(24°C) | 68°F(20°C) | 54°F(12°C) | 50°F(10°C) | 3.9 in(100 mm) | 3.2 in(81 mm) |
| Jun | 84°F(29°C) | 77°F(25°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 59°F(15°C) | 4.3 in(108 mm) | 3.3 in(85 mm) |
| Jul | 88°F(31°C) | 82°F(28°C) | 68°F(20°C) | 66°F(19°C) | 4.3 in(108 mm) | 3.3 in(85 mm) |
| Aug | 86°F(30°C) | 81°F(27°C) | 67°F(19°C) | 65°F(18°C) | 4.7 in(119 mm) | 3.9 in(100 mm) |
| Sep | 80°F(27°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 60°F(15°C) | 58°F(15°C) | 4.5 in(114 mm) | 3.3 in(84 mm) |
| Oct | 69°F(21°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 48°F(9°C) | 47°F(8°C) | 3.9 in(99 mm) | 4.0 in(101 mm) |
| Nov | 58°F(14°C) | 53°F(12°C) | 38°F(4°C) | 38°F(3°C) | 3.0 in(76 mm) | 3.6 in(91 mm) |
| Dec | 48°F(9°C) | 44°F(7°C) | 31°F(0°C) | 30°F(-1°C) | 3.8 in(97 mm) | 4.3 in(110 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.