The White Cliffs of Dover above the Channel

Dover ferry port

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Ferryu lists 2 ferry routes from Dover.

Ferries leave Dover for Calais and Dunkirk, with DFDS and P&O Ferries.

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Ferries from Dover

Crossings from and to Dover

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Weather in Dover

  • Warmest month: August, average high 21°C.
  • Wettest month: October, about 68 mm of rain.
  • Sea at its warmest in August, about 19°C.

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
0510152025°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 4.1 to 7.6°C, sea 8.8°CFebruary: air 4.0 to 7.6°C, sea 8.5°CMarch: air 5.4 to 9.6°C, sea 8.6°CApril: air 7.2 to 12.1°C, sea 10.1°CMay: air 10.0 to 15.1°C, sea 12.6°CJune: air 12.7 to 18.0°C, sea 15.4°CJuly: air 14.9 to 20.4°C, sea 17.0°CAugust: air 15.2 to 20.8°C, sea 18.6°CSeptember: air 13.2 to 18.2°C, sea 18.5°COctober: air 10.4 to 14.7°C, sea 16.7°CNovember: air 7.2 to 10.9°C, sea 13.8°CDecember: air 4.8 to 8.3°C, sea 10.9°C21°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

0255075 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 58.0 mmFebruary: 46.9 mmMarch: 41.4 mmApril: 42.3 mmMay: 49.7 mmJune: 50.7 mmJuly: 52.9 mmAugust: 59.4 mmSeptember: 50.0 mmOctober: 67.5 mmNovember: 67.0 mmDecember: 66.3 mm68

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
0510152025°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 4.1 to 7.6°C, sea 8.8°CFebruary: air 4.0 to 7.6°C, sea 8.5°CMarch: air 5.4 to 9.6°C, sea 8.6°CApril: air 7.2 to 12.1°C, sea 10.1°CMay: air 10.0 to 15.1°C, sea 12.6°CJune: air 12.7 to 18.0°C, sea 15.4°CJuly: air 14.9 to 20.4°C, sea 17.0°CAugust: air 15.2 to 20.8°C, sea 18.6°CSeptember: air 13.2 to 18.2°C, sea 18.5°COctober: air 10.4 to 14.7°C, sea 16.7°CNovember: air 7.2 to 10.9°C, sea 13.8°CDecember: air 4.8 to 8.3°C, sea 10.9°C21°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

0255075 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 58.0 mmFebruary: 46.9 mmMarch: 41.4 mmApril: 42.3 mmMay: 49.7 mmJune: 50.7 mmJuly: 52.9 mmAugust: 59.4 mmSeptember: 50.0 mmOctober: 67.5 mmNovember: 67.0 mmDecember: 66.3 mm68
Show the numbers
Monthly averages for Dover
MonthHigh °CLow °CRain mmSea °C
January7.64.158.08.8
February7.64.046.98.5
March9.65.441.48.6
April12.17.242.310.1
May15.110.049.712.6
June18.012.750.715.4
July20.414.952.917.0
August20.815.259.418.6
September18.213.250.018.5
October14.710.467.516.7
November10.97.267.013.8
December8.34.866.310.9

1991–2020 averages, ERA5 via Open-Meteo, read at the grid point nearest the port (15 km away). Sea surface: 2023–2024 averages from the Open-Meteo Marine Weather API, which has no sea temperatures before late 2022.

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