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United States / New Jersey / New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area / Bergen County / Oakland / Zip Codes
Oakland, NJ has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures averaging in the upper 80s, while winters are cold and snowy with temperatures ranging from the low 20s to low 30s. The area receives an average of 40 inches of precipitation annually, mostly in the form of snow during the winter months. Spring and fall are usually mild and pleasant. Oakland is a great place to enjoy all four seasons!

Oakland, New Jersey gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oakland averages 23 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 Oakland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oakland 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 19
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Oakland is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.

9.1 Summer - 5.3 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Oakland, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOakland, New JerseyUnited States
  49.2 in.38.1 in.
  23.4 in.27.8 in.
  110.3 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  84.0°85.8°
  19.2°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  236 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 Oakland with an average high temperature of 84.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Jersey. In Oakland, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Oakland are June, September and August.
In Oakland, there are 11.3 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 Oakland with an average of 19.2°. This is colder than most places in New Jersey.
In Oakland, there are 116.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New Jersey.
In Oakland, there are 2.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New Jersey.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Oakland 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.
October is the wettest month in Oakland with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.2 inches in Oakland means that it is wetter than most places in New Jersey.
April is the rainiest month in Oakland with 10.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 110.3 rainy days annually in Oakland, which is one of the least rainy 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 23.4 inches in Oakland means that it is about average compared to other places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Oakland with 7.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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