Long Branch, New Jersey climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Long Branch's normal year runs from 25°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 52.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.1°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,334 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLong Branch-Oakhurst
- Station IDUSC00284987
- Location40.30°N 74.00°W
- Elevation30 ft (9 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population33,214
On October 14, the normal high in Long Branch is 66°F and the normal low 47°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 33%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Long Branch.
- Jan 42° 25°
- Feb 43° 26°
- Mar 49° 32°
- Apr 59° 41°
- May 68° 51°
- Jun 78° 61°
- Jul 84° 67°
- Aug 82° 65°
- Sep 76° 59°
- Oct 66° 47°
- Nov 56° 37°
- Dec 47° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Long Branch each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F. The most precipitation falls in August (6.27 in), the least in February (3.31 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 25°F | 33.3°F | 4.20 | 11 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 43°F | 26°F | 34.5°F | 3.31 | 9 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 49°F | 32°F | 40.8°F | 4.33 | 10 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 41°F | 50.0°F | 3.91 | 11 | <1 | 3 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 68°F | 51°F | 59.5°F | 4.13 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 78°F | 61°F | 69.3°F | 4.34 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 84°F | 67°F | 75.1°F | 4.40 | 9 | 6 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 82°F | 65°F | 73.6°F | 6.27 | 9 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 76°F | 59°F | 67.6°F | 4.33 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 66°F | 47°F | 56.2°F | 4.71 | 10 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 56°F | 37°F | 46.4°F | 3.82 | 9 | <1 | 9 | 10 h |
| December | 47°F | 30°F | 38.4°F | 4.78 | 10 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 45°F | 53.7°F | 52.53 | 120 | 13 | 94 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −4°C | 0.7°C | 107 mm |
| February | 6°C | −3°C | 1.4°C | 84 mm |
| March | 10°C | 0°C | 4.9°C | 110 mm |
| April | 15°C | 5°C | 10.0°C | 99 mm |
| May | 20°C | 10°C | 15.3°C | 105 mm |
| June | 25°C | 16°C | 20.7°C | 110 mm |
| July | 29°C | 19°C | 23.9°C | 112 mm |
| August | 28°C | 19°C | 23.1°C | 159 mm |
| September | 25°C | 15°C | 19.8°C | 110 mm |
| October | 19°C | 8°C | 13.4°C | 120 mm |
| November | 13°C | 3°C | 8.0°C | 97 mm |
| December | 8°C | −1°C | 3.6°C | 121 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Ny Ave V Brooklyn (21 miles away), gets 25 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00284987; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Long Branch?
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 (9).
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 USC00284987.
When is the last frost in Long Branch?
In Long Branch, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 9 in half of years and after April 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 3 in half of years and before October 21 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 91 year in 10 after April 23; 9 in 10 after March 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 31 year in 10 before October 21; 9 in 10 before November 18
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 208 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 233 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 29 in half of springs and before November 15 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Long Branch in zone 7b in ZIP code 07740. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Long Branch's NOAA station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 7°F (16 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New Jersey · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00284987; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 in Long Branch?
In a normal year in Long Branch, 13 days a year reach 90°F, 94 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 120 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 13a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 94a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 13high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 120a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1907) is 106°F, on July 9, 1936; the lowest is −12°F, on February 9, 1934.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2014, with 63.93 in; the snowiest season is 1947–48, with 64.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00284987; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00284987. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Long Branch?
Over a year 73% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Long Branch, 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 much heating and cooling does Long Branch need?
A normal year in Long Branch brings 4,986 heating degree days, 7% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 913 cooling degree days, 1% 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 3,314 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 983 | 0 |
| February | 854 | 0 |
| March | 752 | 0 |
| April | 456 | 5 |
| May | 200 | 31 |
| June | 31 | 161 |
| July | 1 | 315 |
| August | 1 | 268 |
| September | 45 | 121 |
| October | 285 | 12 |
| November | 557 | 0 |
| December | 823 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,986 | 913 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00284987. 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.
Has Long Branch been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 53.7°F, equal to the 1991-2020 normal of 53.7°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.4°F | +1.7°F | 50.25 |
| 2022 | 54.5°F | +0.8°F | 49.34 |
| 2023 | 55.6°F | +1.9°F | 60.08 |
| 2024 | 55.4°F | +1.7°F | 47.15 |
| 2025 | 53.7°F | at normal | 41.95 |
Over 78 complete years from 1909 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.9°F per century (+0.16°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00284987; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Long Branch's climate compare?
Long Branch is warmer than 14 of the other 32 places with their own NOAA record in New Jersey, and wetter than 29. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 53.7°F is warmer than 56%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Long Branch 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 Long Branch share this climate record?
32 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.
- Tinton Falls, NJ19,435 people · 5 mi SW
- Asbury Park, NJ15,473 people · 5 mi S
- Eatontown, NJ13,582 people · 3 mi W
- Red Bank, NJ12,830 people · 5 mi NW
- West Long Branch, NJ8,604 people · 1 mi SW
- Rumson, NJ7,191 people · 5 mi N
- Oceanport, NJ6,383 people · 2 mi NW
- Fair Haven, NJ6,114 people · 5 mi NW
- Little Silver, NJ6,101 people · 3 mi NW
- Manasquan, NJ5,925 people · 13 mi S
- Belmar, NJ5,846 people · 8 mi S
- Spring Lake Heights, NJ4,859 people · 10 mi S
- Neptune City, NJ4,599 people · 7 mi S
- Wanamassa, NJ4,344 people · 4 mi S
- Shrewsbury, NJ4,167 people · 4 mi NW
- Bradley Beach, NJ4,140 people · 7 mi S
- Fairview, NJ3,950 people · 6 mi NW
- Oakhurst, NJ3,811 people · 3 mi SW
- Monmouth Beach, NJ3,218 people · 3 mi N
- Shark River Hills, NJ3,035 people · 8 mi S
- Ocean Grove, NJ2,916 people · 6 mi S
- Spring Lake, NJ2,781 people · 10 mi S
- West Belmar, NJ2,682 people · 9 mi S
- Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ1,944 people · 7 mi S
- Sea Girt, NJ1,874 people · 12 mi S
- Lake Como, NJ1,672 people · 9 mi S
- Sea Bright, NJ1,445 people · 5 mi N
- Deal, NJ891 people · 3 mi S
- Interlaken, NJ823 people · 4 mi S
- Allenwood, NJ721 people · 12 mi SW
- Allenhurst, NJ467 people · 4 mi S
- Loch Arbour, NJ227 people · 4 mi S
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 Long Branch's climate
What is the coldest month in Long Branch?
January, with a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow in Long Branch?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Long Branch's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Ny Ave V Brooklyn (21 miles away), records 25 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Long Branch?
August, with 6.27 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.31 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Long Branch in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Long Branch in zone 7b in ZIP code 07740. By the same method at Long Branch's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 7°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come in Long Branch?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 9; in one year in ten it comes after April 23. Waiting until April 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Long Branch in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- New Jersey climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Freehold, NJ13 miles from this station, 54.0°F a year
- Ny Ave V Brooklyn, NY21 miles from this station, 55.5°F a year
- New Brunswick, NJ25 miles from this station, 53.7°F a year
- Toms River, NJ27 miles from this station, 52.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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