Hunterdon County, NJ Climate

Hunterdon County, NJ has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summers are typically hot and muggy, with temperatures in the mid-80s (Fahrenheit) during the day and low 60s at night. Spring and fall bring mild weather with temperatures around 70 during the day and 40s at night. Winters are chilly, with temperatures in the 30s during the day and teens to single digits overnight. Rainfall is spread throughout the year but tends to peak in May and June. Snowfall also varies from year to year but generally averages around 20 inches annually.

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

Hunterdon County averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Hunterdon County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hunterdon County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 19
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 Hunterdon County is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New Jersey.

8.8 Summer - 5.2 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Hunterdon County, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hunterdon, New Jersey	United States
	50.1 in.	38.1 in.
	27.0 in.	27.8 in.
	118.0 days	106.2 days
	204 days	205 days
	84.5°	85.8°
	19.0°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.6	4.3
	403 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 Hunterdon County with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Jersey. In Hunterdon County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hunterdon County are June, September and August.

In Hunterdon County, there are 13.7 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 Hunterdon County with an average of 19.0°. This is colder than most places in New Jersey.

In Hunterdon County, there are 129.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New Jersey.

In Hunterdon County, there are 1.9 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 Hunterdon County 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 Hunterdon County with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.1 inches in Hunterdon County means that it is one of the wettest places in New Jersey.

May is the rainiest month in Hunterdon County with 11.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 118.0 rainy days annually in Hunterdon County, which is about average compared to other 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 27.0 inches in Hunterdon County means that it is snowier than most places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Hunterdon County with 8.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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