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About
Dover is a town and major ferry port in Kent, England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies southeast of Canterbury and east of Maidstone. The town is the administrative centre of the Dover District and home of the Port of Dover.
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Why visit
Visit Dover for religious and civic architecture, archaeology and older urban layers, markets, streets, food, and public squares. For Dover, the useful material is practical and visible: museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, performance spaces, food, and nearby landscapes. A good itinerary should stay selective. Use one main anchor in Dover, then build outward only to places that sit naturally nearby. In Dover, the route gains clarity when the spaces between formal stops are allowed to matter. Day trips from Dover work best when they change the reader's understanding of the base, not just the mileage.
When to avoid
Do not visit Dover expecting every useful stop to be close together or easy to improvise. For Dover, the practical constraints are part of the itinerary: hours, transport, weather, crowds, and the distance between useful areas. In Dover, keep the plan compact, check hours before arrival, and use taxis or rideshares when public transport is inconvenient or safety varies by area. If the main interest is one nearby site, it may be better to treat Dover as a base rather than the whole destination.
Summer (Jun to Aug)
June through August are the period when heat, daylight, crowds, or humidity most affect a visit to Dover. Summer is usually mild enough for walking, with changeable weather rather than severe heat. For Dover, the warm-season route should alternate shade, interiors, and outdoor stops rather than running straight through the heat. Use this season in Dover when the extra light or landscape access is part of the reason to go. Check the Dover calendar, because performances and exhibitions may slow down when visitor numbers rise.
Winter (Dec to Feb)
December through February are the cooler or wetter period in Dover. For Dover, winter usually works best around museums, cafes, churches, galleries, and shorter walks. In Dover, comfort depends less on temperature alone than on rain, wind, snow, daylight, and whether services are reduced. Use this period in Dover for close looking indoors, then add outdoor sections when weather and daylight cooperate. For Dover, shorten exposed walks, verify opening times, and avoid making a late or wet return depend on weak transport links.
The next week in Dover
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Drizzle
13° / 6°
UV Moderate
Sat
Drizzle
13° / 7°
0.8 mm
Sun
Rain
15° / 10°
2.8 mm
UV Moderate
Mon
Overcast
13° / 7°
UV Moderate
Tue
Drizzle
14° / 11°
8.4 mm
UV Moderate
Wed
Overcast
17° / 12°
UV Moderate
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
21° / 6°
Typical high / low
2 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
15.5h
05:05 – 20:36local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Dover
2 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is London Southend Airport (SEN) at 65 km.
Getting around Dover
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
VectareStagecoach South EastRegent CoachesFlixBus-euNeckar-DonauEurostarBlaBlaCar BusFlixbusNational ExpressB MetroNS IntSoutheastern
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
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- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.