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Blackwood, NJ is a pleasant place to live, offering mild temperatures throughout the year. It experiences all four seasons and usually has mild winters with temperatures averaging in the 40s and 50s. Summers are warm and humid with highs often reaching the mid-80s. The area sees an average of 19 inches of rain annually, giving it plenty of moisture to keep things green and lush. Snowfall averages around 17 inches per year, making for some beautiful winter days. Those who love being outdoors will find Blackwood a paradise during the spring and summer months thanks to its temperate climate.

Blackwood, New Jersey gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Blackwood averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Blackwood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blackwood gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Blackwood is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New Jersey.

8.3 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Blackwood, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBlackwood, New JerseyUnited States
  44.5 in.38.1 in.
  13.1 in.27.8 in.
  115.7 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  87.3°85.8°
  23.4°21.7°
  7.37
  3.94.3
  72 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Blackwood with an average high temperature of 87.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New Jersey. In Blackwood, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blackwood are September, May and June.
In Blackwood, there are 26.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in New Jersey.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Blackwood with an average of 23.4°. This is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
In Blackwood, there are 99.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
In Blackwood, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Blackwood but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Blackwood are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Blackwood with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.5 inches in Blackwood means that it is drier than most places in New Jersey.
May is the rainiest month in Blackwood with 11.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 115.7 rainy days annually in Blackwood, which is less rainy than most places in New Jersey. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 13.1 inches in Blackwood means that it is less snowy than most places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Blackwood with 5.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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