Dover weather in November: Dover, Delaware: normal highs, lows, rain and records for November

Dover in November has a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 39°F, a daily mean of 49°F, falling from 63°F on the 1st to 53°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal November, 3.36 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 14°C and low of 4°C, 85 mm of precipitation in November.

  • NOAA stationDover
  • Station IDUSC00072730
  • Location39.15°N 75.51°W
  • Elevation30 ft (9 m)
  • Population40,191
  1. Jan 44° 28°
  2. Feb 47° 29°
  3. Mar 55° 35°
  4. Apr 66° 45°
  5. May 74° 54°
  6. Jun 83° 64°
  7. Jul 87° 69°
  8. Aug 85° 67°
  9. Sep 79° 61°
  10. Oct 69° 50°
  11. Nov 58° 39°
  12. 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 November?

The normal high is 58°F and the normal low 39°F, for a daily mean of 48.7°F. November is 10.5°F cooler than October and 8.4°F warmer than December. November is the 8th warmest month of the year in Dover and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 10°F, from 63°F on November 1 to 53°F on November 30. From one year to the next November's mean temperature typically moves about 3.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Novembers in three average between 46°F and 52°F.

Dover in November, day by day: normal high and low

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 30%).

Normal high and low on five days of November, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
November 163°F44°F25%17%
November 861°F41°F25%18%
November 1558°F39°F26%18%
November 2256°F37°F28%19%
November 3053°F36°F30%20%
Every day of November: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon November 1, coldest night November 30)
Dover: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of November
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
November 163°F44°F25%17%10 h 30 min
November 263°F43°F25%17%10 h 30 min
November 363°F43°F25%18%10 h 30 min
November 462°F43°F25%18%10 h 30 min
November 562°F42°F25%18%10 h 30 min
November 661°F42°F25%18%10 h 20 min
November 761°F42°F25%18%10 h 20 min
November 861°F41°F25%18%10 h 20 min
November 960°F41°F25%18%10 h 20 min
November 1060°F41°F25%18%10 h 10 min
November 1160°F41°F25%18%10 h 10 min
November 1259°F40°F25%18%10 h 10 min
November 1359°F40°F25%18%10 h 10 min
November 1459°F40°F26%18%10 h 10 min
November 1558°F39°F26%18%10 h
November 1658°F39°F26%18%10 h
November 1757°F39°F26%18%10 h
November 1857°F39°F26%18%10 h
November 1957°F38°F27%18%10 h
November 2056°F38°F27%19%10 h
November 2156°F38°F27%19%9 h 50 min
November 2256°F37°F28%19%9 h 50 min
November 2355°F37°F28%19%9 h 50 min
November 2455°F37°F28%19%9 h 50 min
November 2555°F37°F29%19%9 h 50 min
November 2654°F36°F29%20%9 h 50 min
November 2754°F36°F29%20%9 h 40 min
November 2854°F36°F29%20%9 h 40 min
November 2953°F36°F30%20%9 h 40 min
November 3053°F36°F30%20%9 h 40 min
Normal high
58°FNovember average
Normal low
39°FNovember average
Precipitation
3.36 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
70.01 inch or more
Nights at 32°F or colder
8
Daylight
10 h 30 min to 9 h 40 minNovember 1 to November 30
Days at 70°F or more
3
Sunshine
74%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 November?

On a given November day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 26% on average, highest around November 30 (30%). In all, 3.36 in falls on 7 days of a normal November, 1 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal November in Dover, 8 nights fall to freezing.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00072730.

What are the records for November in Dover?

The warmest November temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 85°F, on November 1, 1950; the coldest is 11°F, on November 26, 1938. The wettest November brought 7.88 in (1951); the snowiest, 10.0 inches (1953).

The November mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 48.7°F: 2021 46.7°F (−2.0), 2022 50.6°F (+1.9), 2023 47.7°F (−1.0), 2024 52.8°F (+4.1), 2025 48.3°F (−0.4). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.

Dover: November in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
NovemberMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202146.7°F−2.0°F0.70 in
202250.6°F+1.9°F2.14 in
202347.7°F−1.0°F3.04 in
202452.8°F+4.1°F–
202548.3°F−0.4°F–

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00072730; recent months: ACIS, station USC00072730. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does November in Dover compare across Delaware?

Across the 6 places PlainClimate covers in Delaware, November normal highs run from 56°F in Wilmington to 59°F in Georgetown; Dover's is 58°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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