Margate City, NJ Climate


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Margate City, NJ has a temperate climate with warm summers and mild winters. In the summer months, temperatures usually range from the mid 70's to upper 80's Fahrenheit with occasional periods of extreme heat. Winters are generally mild, with temperatures ranging from the mid 30s to low 40s Fahrenheit on average. Precipitation levels throughout the year are typically moderate and include rain showers, thunderstorms, and snowfall depending on the season. The area also experiences a few tropical storms during hurricane season.

Margate City, New Jersey gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Margate City averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Margate City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Margate City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Margate City is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New Jersey.

8.6 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Margate City, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMargate City, New JerseyUnited States
  42.1 in.38.1 in.
  15.9 in.27.8 in.
  110.1 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  83.6°85.8°
  25.6°21.7°
  7.47
  44.3
  7 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 Margate City with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Jersey. In Margate City, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Margate City are June, September and August.
In Margate City, there are 10.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in New Jersey.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Margate City with an average of 25.6°. This is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
In Margate City, there are 87.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
In Margate City, there are 0.5 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 Margate City 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 Margate City are July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Margate City with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.1 inches in Margate City means that it is one of the driest places in New Jersey.
April is the rainiest month in Margate City with 11.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 110.1 rainy days annually in Margate City, which is one of the least rainy places in New Jersey. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.9 inches in Margate City means that it is less snowy than most places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Margate City with 7.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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