Brant Beach-Beach Haven, New Jersey climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Brant Beach-Beach Haven's normal year runs from 27°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 41.0 inches of precipitation and 10 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.7°C, January lows of −3°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,041 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBrant Beach-Beach Haven
- Station IDUSC00280990
- Location39.57°N 74.25°W
- Elevation5 ft (2 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Brant Beach-Beach Haven is 63°F and the normal low 48°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Brant Beach-Beach Haven.
- Jan 41° 27°
- Feb 42° 28°
- Mar 48° 35°
- Apr 57° 44°
- May 67° 53°
- Jun 77° 63°
- Jul 84° 69°
- Aug 83° 69°
- Sep 77° 63°
- Oct 66° 51°
- Nov 54° 41°
- Dec 46° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Brant Beach-Beach Haven each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 27°F. The most precipitation falls in August (4.90 in), the least in November (2.53 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41°F | 27°F | 34.0°F | 3.23 | 3.9 | 10 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 42°F | 28°F | 35.3°F | 2.96 | 4.6 | 8 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 48°F | 35°F | 41.3°F | 3.90 | 0.8 | 11 | <1 | 11 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 57°F | 44°F | 50.3°F | 2.87 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 1 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 67°F | 53°F | 60.3°F | 2.59 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 77°F | 63°F | 70.2°F | 3.25 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 84°F | 69°F | 76.3°F | 3.70 | 0.0 | 8 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 83°F | 69°F | 75.8°F | 4.90 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 77°F | 63°F | 69.8°F | 3.34 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 66°F | 51°F | 58.5°F | 3.81 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 54°F | 41°F | 47.6°F | 2.53 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 3 | 10 h |
| December | 46°F | 33°F | 39.2°F | 3.90 | 0.9 | 9 | <1 | 15 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 48°F | 54.9°F | 40.98 | 10.2 | 106 | 10 | 71 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −3°C | 1.1°C | 82 mm | 10 cm |
| February | 6°C | −2°C | 1.8°C | 75 mm | 12 cm |
| March | 9°C | 1°C | 5.2°C | 99 mm | 2 cm |
| April | 14°C | 7°C | 10.2°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 20°C | 12°C | 15.7°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 25°C | 17°C | 21.2°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 21°C | 24.6°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 21°C | 24.3°C | 124 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 25°C | 17°C | 21.0°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 19°C | 11°C | 14.7°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 12°C | 5°C | 8.7°C | 64 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 8°C | 0°C | 4.0°C | 99 mm | 2 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00280990; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Brant Beach-Beach Haven?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (8).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00280990.
When is the last frost at Brant Beach-Beach Haven?
In Brant Beach-Beach Haven, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 1 in half of years and after April 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 15 in half of years and before November 2 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 11 year in 10 after April 15; 9 in 10 after March 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 151 year in 10 before November 2; 9 in 10 before December 4
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 230 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 253 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 22 in half of springs and before November 28 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Brant Beach-Beach Haven in zone 7b in ZIP code 08008, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New Jersey · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00280990; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Brant Beach-Beach Haven?
In a normal year in Brant Beach-Beach Haven, 10 days a year reach 90°F, 71 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 106 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 10a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 71a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 13high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 106a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00280990.
How sunny is it at Brant Beach-Beach Haven?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Brant Beach-Beach Haven, 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (82%) and January the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 68% | 2.0 |
| February | 71% | 2.9 |
| March | 71% | 3.9 |
| April | 73% | 5.0 |
| May | 73% | 5.5 |
| June | 78% | 6.1 |
| July | 82% | 6.2 |
| August | 80% | 5.4 |
| September | 78% | 4.4 |
| October | 72% | 3.1 |
| November | 73% | 2.3 |
| December | 69% | 1.8 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Brant Beach-Beach Haven record?
A normal year at Brant Beach-Beach Haven brings 4,737 heating degree days, 12% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,082 cooling degree days, 19% more than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,578 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 962 | 0 |
| February | 832 | 0 |
| March | 735 | 0 |
| April | 441 | 2 |
| May | 176 | 30 |
| June | 22 | 176 |
| July | 0 | 352 |
| August | 0 | 333 |
| September | 22 | 167 |
| October | 223 | 22 |
| November | 524 | 0 |
| December | 801 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,737 | 1,082 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00280990. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Brant Beach-Beach Haven's climate compare?
Brant Beach-Beach Haven is warmer than 23 of the 33 places with their own NOAA record in New Jersey, and wetter than 1. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.9°F is warmer than 60%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Brant Beach-Beach Haven is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Brant Beach-Beach Haven share this climate record?
13 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Ocean Acres, NJ18,689 people · 12 mi N
- Mystic Island, NJ7,616 people · 7 mi W
- Beach Haven West, NJ5,164 people · 7 mi N
- Tuckerton, NJ3,701 people · 5 mi W
- Barnegat, NJ3,367 people · 13 mi N
- Manahawkin, NJ2,359 people · 9 mi N
- North Beach Haven, NJ2,282 people · 3 mi NE
- Surf City, NJ1,298 people · 8 mi NE
- Ship Bottom, NJ1,125 people · 6 mi NE
- Beach Haven, NJ1,069 people · 1 mi NW
- Barnegat Light, NJ641 people · 15 mi NE
- Harvey Cedars, NJ402 people · 11 mi NE
- New Gretna, NJ249 people · 11 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Brant Beach-Beach Haven's climate
What is the coldest month at Brant Beach-Beach Haven?
January, with a normal high of 41°F and a normal low of 27°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow at Brant Beach-Beach Haven?
Yes: 10 inches in a normal year, falling on 4 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (4.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Brant Beach-Beach Haven?
August, with 4.90 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 2.53 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Brant Beach-Beach Haven in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Brant Beach-Beach Haven in zone 7b in ZIP code 08008, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Brant Beach-Beach Haven?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 1; in one year in ten it comes after April 15. Waiting until April 15 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- New Jersey climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Atlantic City, NJ19 miles from this station, 55.1°F a year
- Margate, NJ21 miles from this station, 56.9°F a year
- Toms River, NJ27 miles from this station, 52.7°F a year
- Hammonton, NJ30 miles from this station, 54.6°F a year
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