Dover weather in April: Dover, Delaware: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Dover in April has a normal high of 66°F and a normal low of 45°F, a daily mean of 56°F, rising from 60°F on the 1st to 71°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal April, 3.72 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 7°C, 94 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationDover
- Station IDUSC00072730
- Location39.15°N 75.51°W
- Elevation30 ft (9 m)
- Population40,191
- Jan 44° 28°
- Feb 47° 29°
- Mar 55° 35°
- Apr 66° 45°
- May 74° 54°
- Jun 83° 64°
- Jul 87° 69°
- Aug 85° 67°
- Sep 79° 61°
- Oct 69° 50°
- Nov 58° 39°
- Dec 49° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Dover in April?
The normal high is 66°F and the normal low 45°F, for a daily mean of 55.5°F. April is 10.5°F warmer than March and 8.9°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Dover and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 60°F on April 1 to 71°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 53°F and 58°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 34%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 60°F | 40°F | 33% | 22% |
| April 8 | 63°F | 42°F | 34% | 23% |
| April 15 | 66°F | 45°F | 34% | 23% |
| April 22 | 69°F | 47°F | 34% | 23% |
| April 30 | 71°F | 50°F | 34% | 23% |
Every day of April: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon April 30, coldest night April 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 60°F | 40°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 61°F | 40°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 61°F | 41°F | 34% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 62°F | 41°F | 34% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 62°F | 41°F | 34% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 62°F | 42°F | 34% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 63°F | 42°F | 34% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 63°F | 42°F | 34% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 64°F | 43°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 64°F | 43°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 65°F | 43°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 65°F | 44°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 65°F | 44°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 66°F | 44°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 15 | 66°F | 45°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 67°F | 45°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 67°F | 45°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 67°F | 46°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 19 | 68°F | 46°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 20 | 68°F | 47°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 21 | 68°F | 47°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 22 | 69°F | 47°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 23 | 69°F | 48°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 24 | 69°F | 48°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 25 | 70°F | 48°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 26 | 70°F | 48°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 27 | 70°F | 49°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 28 | 70°F | 49°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 29 | 71°F | 49°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 30 | 71°F | 50°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 66°FApril average
- Normal low
- 45°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.72 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 13 h 50 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 11
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00072730; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Dover in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around April 11 (34%). In all, 3.72 in falls on 10 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Dover, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00072730.
What are the records for April in Dover?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 97°F, on April 27, 1990; the coldest is 14°F, on April 1, 1923. The wettest April brought 8.13 in (1983); the snowiest, 15.0 inches (1915).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 55.5°F: 2022 53.8°F (−1.7), 2023 59.6°F (+4.1), 2024 56.5°F (+1.0), 2025 57.4°F (+1.9), 2026 58.2°F (+2.7). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 53.8°F | −1.7°F | 5.32 in |
| 2023 | 59.6°F | +4.1°F | 3.40 in |
| 2024 | 56.5°F | +1.0°F | – |
| 2025 | 57.4°F | +1.9°F | 4.59 in |
| 2026 | 58.2°F | +2.7°F | 1.64 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00072730; recent months: ACIS, station USC00072730. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Dover compare across Delaware?
Across the 6 places PlainClimate covers in Delaware, April normal highs run from 64°F in Wilmington to 67°F in Newark; Dover's is 66°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.