Little Falls, New Jersey climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Little Falls's normal year runs from 22°F January nights to 87°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.7°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 30°C.
- NOAA stationLittle Falls
- Station IDUSC00284887
- Location40.89°N 74.23°W
- Elevation150 ft (46 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Little Falls is 63°F and the normal low 42°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Little Falls.
- Jan 39° 22°
- Feb 41° 23°
- Mar 51° 31°
- Apr 63° 40°
- May 73° 51°
- Jun 82° 60°
- Jul 87° 65°
- Aug 84° 64°
- Sep 76° 56°
- Oct 65° 44°
- Nov 54° 35°
- Dec 44° 27°
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 Little Falls each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 22°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F | 22°F | 30.5°F | – | <1 | 27 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 41°F | 23°F | 31.8°F | – | <1 | 24 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 51°F | 31°F | 40.6°F | – | <1 | 19 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 63°F | 40°F | 51.2°F | – | <1 | 6 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 61.6°F | – | 2 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 82°F | 60°F | 70.8°F | – | 6 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 87°F | 65°F | 75.9°F | – | 8 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 84°F | 64°F | 73.7°F | – | 5 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 76°F | 56°F | 66.3°F | – | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 65°F | 44°F | 54.6°F | – | <1 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 54°F | 35°F | 44.6°F | – | <1 | 13 | 10 h |
| December | 44°F | 27°F | 35.4°F | – | <1 | 25 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 63°F | 43°F | 53.1°F | – | 22 | 117 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −6°C | −0.8°C |
| February | 5°C | −5°C | −0.1°C |
| March | 10°C | −1°C | 4.8°C |
| April | 17°C | 4°C | 10.7°C |
| May | 23°C | 10°C | 16.4°C |
| June | 28°C | 16°C | 21.6°C |
| July | 30°C | 19°C | 24.4°C |
| August | 29°C | 18°C | 23.2°C |
| September | 25°C | 13°C | 19.1°C |
| October | 18°C | 7°C | 12.6°C |
| November | 12°C | 2°C | 7.0°C |
| December | 7°C | −3°C | 1.9°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Harrison (10 miles away), gets 28 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00284887; 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 Little Falls?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August, September and October.
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 USC00284887.
When is the last frost at Little Falls?
In Little Falls, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 15 in half of years and after May 1 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 28 in half of years and before October 13 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 151 year in 10 after May 1; 9 in 10 after April 1
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 281 year in 10 before October 13; 9 in 10 before November 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 195 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 219 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 2 in half of springs and before November 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Little Falls in zone 7a in ZIP code 07512, 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 USC00284887; 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 Little Falls?
In a normal year in Little Falls, 22 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more) and 117 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 22a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 117a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 18high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1914) is 105°F, on July 9, 1936; the lowest is −18°F, on February 9, 1934.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1983, with 70.60 in; the snowiest season is 1960–61, with 68.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00284887; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00284887. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Little Falls?
Over a year 73% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Little Falls, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (80%) and December the cloudiest (66%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 68% | 1.9 |
| February | 71% | 2.8 |
| March | 69% | 3.7 |
| April | 71% | 4.8 |
| May | 70% | 5.4 |
| June | 76% | 6.0 |
| July | 80% | 6.0 |
| August | 78% | 5.2 |
| September | 76% | 4.3 |
| October | 71% | 3.0 |
| November | 72% | 2.2 |
| December | 66% | 1.6 |
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 Little Falls record?
A normal year at Little Falls brings 5,286 heating degree days, 2% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 975 cooling degree days, 7% more than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,368 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,071 | 0 |
| February | 929 | 0 |
| March | 757 | 1 |
| April | 422 | 10 |
| May | 161 | 54 |
| June | 22 | 195 |
| July | 0 | 338 |
| August | 2 | 272 |
| September | 61 | 98 |
| October | 330 | 8 |
| November | 614 | 0 |
| December | 917 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,286 | 975 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00284887. 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 Little Falls's climate compare?
Little Falls is warmer than 12 of the 33 places with their own NOAA record in New Jersey. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 53.1°F is warmer than 54%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Little Falls share this climate record?
14 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.
- Paterson, NJalso near: Caldwell (7 mi, 53.1°F a year); Teterboro (7 mi, 55.4°F a year)160,463 people · 4 mi NE
- Hawthorne, NJ20,006 people · 6 mi NE
- Preakness, NJ18,538 people · 4 mi N
- Woodland Park, NJ13,477 people · 2 mi E
- Upper Montclair, NJ12,279 people · 3 mi SE
- Totowa, NJ11,064 people · 1 mi N
- Haledon, NJ9,063 people · 4 mi NE
- North Haledon, NJ8,854 people · 6 mi N
- Prospect Park, NJ6,382 people · 5 mi NE
- Packanack Lake, NJ6,126 people · 4 mi NW
- Singac, NJ3,987 people · 1 mi W
- Great Notch, NJ3,898 people · 1 mi SE
- Montclair State University, NJ2,177 people · 2 mi SE
- William Paterson University of New Jersey, NJ1,240 people · 4 mi N
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 Little Falls's climate
What is the coldest month at Little Falls?
January, with a normal high of 39°F and a normal low of 22°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow at Little Falls?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Harrison (10 miles away), records 28 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Little Falls in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Little Falls in zone 7a in ZIP code 07512, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Little Falls?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 15; in one year in ten it comes after May 1. Waiting until May 1 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
- Caldwell, NJ3 miles from this station, 53.1°F a year
- Essex Fells, NJ5 miles from this station, 52.5°F a year
- Boonton, NJ9 miles from this station, 51.8°F a year
- Teterboro, NJ9 miles from this station, 55.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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