New Jersey climate: Statewide normals, its places and each month, NOAA 1991-2020
New Jersey's statewide normal is 53.5°F a year with 47.6 inches of precipitation (NOAA nClimDiv, 1991-2020); it has warmed 3.1°F per century since 1895, and 2012 was its warmest year.
- Statewide normal temperature
- 53.5°Fyear, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 47.6 inyear, 1991-2020
- Last five years against normal
- +1.3°F2021-2025 mean 54.9°F
- Places with normals
- 4833 Census places, 15 other stations
What is New Jersey's weather like each month?
Statewide, July is the warmest month and January the coldest. Each month has its own page with the warmest and coolest places that month:
- Jan40°23°
- Feb43°25°
- Mar51°31°
- Apr63°40°
- May72°50°
- Jun81°60°
- Jul86°65°
- Aug84°63°
- Sep77°57°
- Oct66°45°
- Nov55°36°
- Dec45°28°
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 23°F | 31.7°F | 3.49 |
| February | 43°F | 25°F | 33.9°F | 2.86 |
| March | 51°F | 31°F | 41.0°F | 4.20 |
| April | 63°F | 40°F | 51.5°F | 3.70 |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 61.2°F | 3.75 |
| June | 81°F | 60°F | 70.3°F | 4.30 |
| July | 86°F | 65°F | 75.4°F | 4.71 |
| August | 84°F | 63°F | 73.6°F | 4.57 |
| September | 77°F | 57°F | 66.9°F | 4.16 |
| October | 66°F | 45°F | 55.4°F | 4.19 |
| November | 55°F | 36°F | 45.1°F | 3.36 |
| December | 45°F | 28°F | 36.6°F | 4.27 |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide series (Climate at a Glance); data files. Statewide values are area-weighted from a 5 km grid of station data, so they differ from the simple average of a state's stations.
Has New Jersey been warmer than normal?
5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the 1991-2020 statewide normal of 53.5°F. The record since 1895 rises at a fitted 3.1°F per century; the warmest year was 2012 (55.9°F).
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.1°F | +1.5°F |
| 2022 | 54.3°F | +0.8°F |
| 2023 | 55.6°F | +2.0°F |
| 2024 | 55.6°F | +2.1°F |
| 2025 | 53.8°F | +0.2°F |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide annual series.
Where is it warmest, wettest and snowiest in New Jersey?
Among the places PlainClimate covers, Margate has the warmest year (56.9°F) and Charlotteburg Reservoir the coolest (50.0°F); Long Branch is the wettest (52.5 in) and Sussex the driest (41.0 in), and Newark gets the most snow (32 in).
| Place | Year | July high | January low | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark | 55.5°F | 87°F | 26°F | 46.6 | 32 | April 2 |
| Toms River | 52.7°F | 86°F | 22°F | 52.0 | – | April 23 |
| Trenton | 54.1°F | 86°F | 24°F | 45.6 | 27 | April 10 |
| New Brunswick | 53.7°F | 87°F | 23°F | 49.5 | 29 | April 15 |
| Plainfield | 54.9°F | 88°F | 24°F | 48.7 | 21 | April 11 |
| Atlantic City | 55.1°F | 87°F | 25°F | 46.0 | 17 | April 18 |
| Long Branch | 53.7°F | 84°F | 25°F | 52.5 | – | April 9 |
| Millville | 54.3°F | 86°F | 24°F | 43.4 | – | April 24 |
| Glassboro | 54.9°F | 87°F | 25°F | – | – | April 8 |
| Harrison | 54.8°F | 87°F | 25°F | 50.4 | 28 | April 4 |
| Phillipsburg | 52.1°F | 86°F | 22°F | 51.0 | – | April 18 |
| Hammonton | 54.6°F | 87°F | 24°F | 47.5 | 19 | April 14 |
| Moorestown-Lenola | 55.8°F | 88°F | 26°F | 49.3 | – | April 12 |
| Somerville | 52.5°F | 86°F | 21°F | 45.5 | – | April 26 |
| Freehold | 54.0°F | 87°F | 23°F | 48.6 | – | April 17 |
| Wanaque | 51.7°F | 84°F | 20°F | 48.2 | – | April 19 |
| Caldwell | 53.1°F | 85°F | 23°F | 44.9 | – | April 14 |
| Boonton | 51.8°F | 85°F | 21°F | 49.2 | – | April 17 |
| Newton | 50.4°F | 84°F | 17°F | – | – | April 24 |
| Hightstown | 52.8°F | 87°F | 21°F | 47.5 | 24 | April 25 |
| Flemington | 52.1°F | 86°F | 21°F | 50.9 | 27 | April 24 |
| Lambertville | 53.1°F | 88°F | 19°F | 50.4 | 13 | April 16 |
| Woodstown | 55.9°F | 89°F | 25°F | 46.6 | 13 | April 11 |
| Cape May | 56.2°F | 86°F | 29°F | 43.8 | 15 | April 1 |
| Belvidere | 50.1°F | 84°F | 18°F | 48.2 | 23 | April 30 |
| Essex Fells | 52.5°F | 86°F | 21°F | 48.6 | – | April 18 |
| Sussex | 50.1°F | 84°F | 18°F | 41.0 | – | May 1 |
| Cranford | 54.7°F | 86°F | 25°F | 50.4 | 26 | April 11 |
| Estell Manor | 54.5°F | 87°F | 23°F | 50.6 | 22 | April 24 |
| Seabrook Farms | 54.9°F | 86°F | 25°F | 47.7 | 12 | April 10 |
| Belleplain | 55.7°F | 88°F | 25°F | – | – | April 24 |
| Andover | 50.5°F | 84°F | 19°F | 48.8 | – | April 25 |
| Teterboro | 55.4°F | 87°F | 26°F | 46.3 | – | April 3 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
What are New Jersey's all-time weather records?
The official state records, reviewed by NOAA's State Climate Extremes Committee: from 110°F to −34°F.
| Record | Value | Where | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest temperature | 110°F | Runyon | July 10, 1936 |
| Lowest temperature | −34°F | River Vale | January 5, 1904 |
| Most precipitation in 24 hours | 14.81 in | Tuckerton | August 19, 1939 |
| Most snow in 24 hours | 29.7 in | Long Branch | December 26, 1947 |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 52 in | Canistear Reservoir | February 5, 1961 |
Source: NOAA NCEI State Climate Extremes Committee records.
Which large cities in New Jersey have no climate record of their own?
These 14 cities of 50,000 or more have no NOAA record with 1991-2020 normals under their own name; each page compares the nearest records, with their distance and elevation.
- Jersey City302,824 people
- Paterson160,463 people
- Elizabeth140,413 people
- Clifton90,322 people
- Bayonne74,532 people
- East Orange71,850 people
- Camden71,749 people
- Passaic70,722 people
- Lakewood69,884 people
- Union City66,918 people
- Vineland62,070 people
- Hoboken59,149 people
- Perth Amboy56,939 people
- West New York52,975 people
Which other NOAA stations in New Jersey keep normals?
15 stations in New Jersey that are not a town's own record keep 1991-2020 normals too: reservoirs and dams, parks and forests, research farms, remote sites and the second stations of towns (those are shown on the town's page). Each with its normal yearly mean:
- Atlantic City station55.5°F
- Brant Beach-Beach Haven54.9°F
- Canoe Brook53.3°F
- Charlotteburg Reservoir50.0°F
- Indian Mills (2 mi W)54.1°F
- Little Falls53.1°F
- Margate56.9°F
- Mount Holly S Jersey Airport54.5°F
- Pennsauken (1 mi N)54.8°F
- Philadelphia/Mount Holly Weather Office53.1°F
- Somerville (4 mi NW)51.1°F
- Sussex (3 mi WNW)49.2°F
- Sussex (8 mi NNW)49.6°F
- Trenton State College53.4°F
- Wertsville (4 mi NE)52.5°F
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station.
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- Every stateCompare the statewide normals
- Margate56.9°F a year,
- Charlotteburg Reservoir50.0°F a year, 52.2 in of precipitation
- Long Branch53.7°F a year, 52.5 in of precipitation
- Newark55.5°F a year, 46.6 in of precipitation
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