Harvey Cedars, NJ Climate


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Harvey Cedars, NJ has a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is about 83°F (28°C), with the average low in winter dipping to around 30°F (-1°C). Precipitation in Harvey Cedars is abundant throughout the year. It receives an average of 55 inches (140cm) of rain per year, most of which falls between April and October. Snowfall averages about 15 inches (38 cm) annually, usually occurring from December through March.

Harvey Cedars, New Jersey gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Harvey Cedars averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 209 sunny days per year in Harvey Cedars. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Harvey Cedars 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Harvey Cedars 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 Harvey Cedars, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHarvey Cedars, New JerseyUnited States
  41.1 in.38.1 in.
  12.5 in.27.8 in.
  109.5 days106.2 days
  209 days205 days
  83.3°85.8°
  26.1°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 Harvey Cedars with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Jersey. In Harvey Cedars, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Harvey Cedars are June, September and August.
In Harvey Cedars, there are 9.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in New Jersey.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Harvey Cedars with an average of 26.1°. This is one of the warmest places in New Jersey.
In Harvey Cedars, there are 79.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
In Harvey Cedars, there are 0.3 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 Harvey Cedars 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.
March is the wettest month in Harvey Cedars with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.1 inches in Harvey Cedars means that it is one of the driest places in New Jersey.
April is the rainiest month in Harvey Cedars with 10.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 109.5 rainy days annually in Harvey Cedars, 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 12.5 inches in Harvey Cedars means that it is one of the least snowy places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Harvey Cedars with 5.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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