Little Egg Harbor, NJ Climate

Little Egg Harbor, NJ is located on the Jersey Shore and enjoys a mild climate year-round due to its proximity to the ocean. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures usually ranging between 65–85°F (18–29°C). Winters tend to be cold and damp, with temperatures usually between 32–50°F (0–10°C). Spring and fall are pleasant, with temperatures in the mid-60s (around 18°C). The region receives an average annual precipitation of 48 inches per year, mostly rain in the winter months.

Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Little Egg Harbor averages 13 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 Little Egg Harbor. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Little Egg Harbor gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 25
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Little Egg Harbor, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey	United States
	41.7 in.	38.1 in.
	12.9 in.	27.8 in.
	111.1 days	106.2 days
	206 days	205 days
	84.5°	85.8°
	24.8°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4	4.3
	28 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 Little Egg Harbor with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Jersey. In Little Egg Harbor, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Little Egg Harbor are June, September and August.

In Little Egg Harbor, there are 12.8 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 Little Egg Harbor with an average of 24.8°. This is warmer than most places in New Jersey.

In Little Egg Harbor, there are 90.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Jersey.

In Little Egg Harbor, there are 0.4 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 Little Egg Harbor 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.

August is the wettest month in Little Egg Harbor 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 41.7 inches in Little Egg Harbor means that it is one of the driest places in New Jersey.

April is the rainiest month in Little Egg Harbor with 10.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 111.1 rainy days annually in Little Egg Harbor, which is less rainy 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 12.9 inches in Little Egg Harbor means that it is less snowy than most places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Little Egg Harbor with 5.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.