Pennsauken (1 mi N), New Jersey climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Pennsauken (1 mi N)'s normal year runs from 25°F January nights to 87°F July afternoons, with 48.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.7°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,223 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPennsauken (1 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00286864
- Location39.97°N 75.02°W
- Elevation46 ft (14 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Pennsauken (1 mi N) is 63°F and the normal low 44°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 32%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Pennsauken (1 mi N).
- Jan 40° 25°
- Feb 43° 26°
- Mar 52° 33°
- Apr 64° 43°
- May 73° 52°
- Jun 82° 62°
- Jul 87° 68°
- Aug 85° 66°
- Sep 78° 59°
- Oct 66° 47°
- Nov 55° 37°
- Dec 45° 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 at Pennsauken (1 mi N) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.04 in), the least in February (2.62 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 25°F | 32.6°F | 3.46 | 11 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 43°F | 26°F | 34.6°F | 2.62 | 9 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 52°F | 33°F | 42.2°F | 4.39 | 11 | <1 | 17 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 64°F | 43°F | 53.0°F | 3.94 | 12 | <1 | 4 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 73°F | 52°F | 62.6°F | 3.88 | 13 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 82°F | 62°F | 72.0°F | 4.56 | 11 | 7 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 87°F | 68°F | 77.4°F | 5.04 | 10 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 85°F | 66°F | 75.2°F | 4.07 | 10 | 8 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 78°F | 59°F | 68.3°F | 4.32 | 9 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 66°F | 47°F | 56.2°F | 4.07 | 10 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 55°F | 37°F | 45.6°F | 3.29 | 9 | <1 | 12 | 10 h |
| December | 45°F | 30°F | 37.5°F | 4.49 | 11 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 64°F | 46°F | 54.8°F | 48.13 | 126 | 33 | 103 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −4°C | 0.3°C | 88 mm |
| February | 6°C | −3°C | 1.4°C | 67 mm |
| March | 11°C | 1°C | 5.7°C | 112 mm |
| April | 18°C | 6°C | 11.7°C | 100 mm |
| May | 23°C | 11°C | 17.0°C | 99 mm |
| June | 28°C | 17°C | 22.2°C | 116 mm |
| July | 30°C | 20°C | 25.2°C | 128 mm |
| August | 29°C | 19°C | 24.0°C | 103 mm |
| September | 26°C | 15°C | 20.2°C | 110 mm |
| October | 19°C | 8°C | 13.4°C | 103 mm |
| November | 13°C | 3°C | 7.6°C | 84 mm |
| December | 7°C | −1°C | 3.1°C | 114 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Phila Franklin Inst (8 miles away), gets 16 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00286864; 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 Pennsauken (1 mi N)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, 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 USC00286864.
When is the last frost at Pennsauken (1 mi N)?
In Pennsauken (1 mi N), 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 31 in half of years and before October 16 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 311 year in 10 before October 16; 9 in 10 before November 12
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 199 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 223 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 1 in half of springs and before November 10 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pennsauken (1 mi N) in zone 7b in ZIP code 08052, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 8°F (18 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 USC00286864; 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 at Pennsauken (1 mi N)?
In a normal year in Pennsauken (1 mi N), 33 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 103 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 126 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 33a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 103a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 14high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 126a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00286864.
How sunny is it at Pennsauken (1 mi N)?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Pennsauken (1 mi N), 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (82%) and December the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 68% | 2.0 |
| February | 71% | 2.9 |
| March | 69% | 3.8 |
| April | 73% | 5.0 |
| May | 72% | 5.6 |
| June | 78% | 6.2 |
| July | 82% | 6.2 |
| August | 80% | 5.4 |
| September | 77% | 4.4 |
| October | 73% | 3.2 |
| November | 74% | 2.3 |
| December | 68% | 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 Pennsauken (1 mi N) record?
A normal year at Pennsauken (1 mi N) brings 4,858 heating degree days, 10% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,171 cooling degree days, 29% 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 3,711 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,003 | 0 |
| February | 851 | 0 |
| March | 706 | 1 |
| April | 373 | 13 |
| May | 137 | 63 |
| June | 18 | 229 |
| July | 0 | 385 |
| August | 1 | 319 |
| September | 43 | 143 |
| October | 292 | 18 |
| November | 582 | 0 |
| December | 851 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,858 | 1,171 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00286864. 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.
Have recent years at Pennsauken (1 mi N) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 55.2°F, 0.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 54.8°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.9°F | +1.1°F | 47.81 |
| 2022 | 55.1°F | +0.3°F | 46.33 |
| 2024 | 56.6°F | +1.8°F | – |
| 2025 | 55.2°F | +0.4°F | 37.91 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00286864. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Pennsauken (1 mi N)'s climate compare?
Pennsauken (1 mi N) is warmer than 22 of the 33 places with their own NOAA record in New Jersey, and wetter than 13. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.8°F is warmer than 59%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Pennsauken (1 mi N) 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 Pennsauken (1 mi N) share this climate record?
30 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.
- Drexel Hill, PA30,015 people · 15 mi W
- Ardmore, PA14,165 people · 15 mi W
- Yeadon, PA12,405 people · 12 mi W
- Lansdowne, PA11,225 people · 14 mi W
- Darby, PA10,749 people · 13 mi W
- Roslyn, PA10,150 people · 13 mi NW
- Bala Cynwyd, PA9,622 people · 11 mi W
- Glenside, PA7,941 people · 12 mi NW
- Elkins Park, PA7,286 people · 10 mi NW
- Clifton Heights, PA6,880 people · 15 mi W
- Penn Wynne, PA6,220 people · 13 mi W
- Oreland, PA6,036 people · 13 mi NW
- Merion Station, PA5,796 people · 12 mi W
- Wyndmoor, PA5,567 people · 12 mi NW
- Flourtown, PA4,810 people · 14 mi NW
- Jenkintown, PA4,740 people · 11 mi NW
- Narberth, PA4,530 people · 13 mi W
- Oak Lane, PA3,879 people · 8 mi NW
- Wyncote, PA3,358 people · 11 mi NW
- Wynnewood, PA2,899 people · 13 mi W
- East Lansdowne, PA2,724 people · 13 mi W
- Rockledge, PA2,641 people · 9 mi NW
- McKinley, PA2,452 people · 9 mi NW
- Andalusia, PA2,376 people · 8 mi N
- Melrose Park, PA2,273 people · 9 mi NW
- Cheltenham Village, PA2,033 people · 8 mi NW
- Haverford College, PA1,575 people · 15 mi W
- Bryn Athyn, PA1,314 people · 12 mi N
- Millbourne, PA1,217 people · 12 mi W
- Arcadia University, PA731 people · 11 mi NW
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 Pennsauken (1 mi N)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Pennsauken (1 mi N)?
January, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow at Pennsauken (1 mi N)?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Phila Franklin Inst (8 miles away), records 16 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Pennsauken (1 mi N)?
July, with 5.04 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.62 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Pennsauken (1 mi N) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Pennsauken (1 mi N) in zone 7b in ZIP code 08052, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 8°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come at Pennsauken (1 mi N)?
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
- Moorestown-Lenola, NJ3 miles from this station, 55.8°F a year
- Phila Franklin Inst, PA8 miles from this station, 57.7°F a year
- Philadelphia NE Airport, PA8 miles from this station, 56.4°F a year
- Mount Holly S Jersey Airport, NJ9 miles from this station, 54.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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