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United States / New Jersey / New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area / Sussex County / Byram / Zip Codes
The climate in Byram, NJ is typical of the northeastern United States, with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in July is 81°F (27°C), while the average low temperature in January is 22°F (-5°C). On average, there are 41 inches (104 cm) of precipitation annually, with most of it coming from snowfall during the winter months. The area can also be subject to strong winds due to its location between two large bodies of water.

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

Byram averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Byram. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Byram gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Byram is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New Jersey.

9.1 Summer - 5.1 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Byram, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateByram, New JerseyUnited States
  49.6 in.38.1 in.
  34.5 in.27.8 in.
  118.7 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  83.4°85.8°
  17.4°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  916 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 Byram with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Jersey. In Byram, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Byram are June, September and August.
In Byram, there are 9.5 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 Byram with an average of 17.4°. This is one of the coldest places in New Jersey.
In Byram, there are 129.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New Jersey.
In Byram, there are 3.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New Jersey.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Byram 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.
September is the wettest month in Byram 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 49.6 inches in Byram means that it is wetter than most places in New Jersey.
May is the rainiest month in Byram with 11.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 118.7 rainy days annually in Byram, which is rainier 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 34.5 inches in Byram means that it is one of the snowiest places in New Jersey. January is the snowiest month in Byram with 11.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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