Ocean Gate, NJ Climate


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Ocean Gate, NJ has a humid subtropical climate, with warm summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is 54 degrees Fahrenheit, with July being the warmest month at around 77 degrees on average and January averaging around 36 degrees. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 45 inches of rain annually and 28 inches of snowfall per year. Ocean Gate experiences a wide variety of weather conditions such as thunderstorms, showers, hail, and occasional coastal flooding due to strong storms off the Atlantic coast.

Ocean Gate, New Jersey gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ocean Gate averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Ocean Gate. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ocean Gate gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 24
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.7 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Ocean Gate, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOcean Gate, New JerseyUnited States
  44.7 in.38.1 in.
  12.7 in.27.8 in.
  107.5 days106.2 days
  210 days205 days
  84.4°85.8°
  23.8°21.7°
  7.47
  44.3
  3 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 Ocean Gate with an average high temperature of 84.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Jersey. In Ocean Gate, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ocean Gate are June, September and August.
In Ocean Gate, there are 13.5 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 Ocean Gate with an average of 23.8°. This is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
In Ocean Gate, there are 98.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
In Ocean Gate, there are 0.7 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 Ocean Gate 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 Ocean Gate with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 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 44.7 inches in Ocean Gate means that it is drier than most places in New Jersey.
April is the rainiest month in Ocean Gate with 10.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 107.5 rainy days annually in Ocean Gate, 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 12.7 inches in Ocean Gate means that it is one of the least snowy places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Ocean Gate with 4.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Ocean Gate is a lovely little town nestled at the mouth of the Toms River where it empties into Barnegat Bay. It has a population of just under 2000 people and is about  More

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