Englewood Cliffs, NJ Climate


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Englewood Cliffs, NJ has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. Temperatures in the summer months usually reach the mid-80s Fahrenheit (29-32 Celsius) during the day and nights remain warm. Winter temperatures typically range between 25-40°F (-4 to 4°C). There is an average of 47 inches of rainfall per year, primarily occurring between April and October. The area also gets an average of 18 inches of snowfall annually.

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Englewood Cliffs averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Englewood Cliffs. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Englewood Cliffs gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Englewood Cliffs, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEnglewood Cliffs, New JerseyUnited States
  50.3 in.38.1 in.
  27.3 in.27.8 in.
  124.6 days106.2 days
  207 days205 days
  84.8°85.8°
  25.0°21.7°
  7.37
  3.84.3
  381 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 Englewood Cliffs with an average high temperature of 84.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New Jersey. In Englewood Cliffs, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Englewood Cliffs are September, June and August.
In Englewood Cliffs, there are 14.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Englewood Cliffs with an average of 25.0°. This is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
In Englewood Cliffs, there are 81.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
In Englewood Cliffs, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Englewood Cliffs but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Englewood Cliffs with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.3 inches in Englewood Cliffs means that it is one of the wettest places in New Jersey.
April is the rainiest month in Englewood Cliffs with 12.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 124.6 rainy days annually in Englewood Cliffs, which is one of the rainiest 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 27.3 inches in Englewood Cliffs means that it is snowier than most places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Englewood Cliffs with 8.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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