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United States / New Jersey / Atlantic City-Hammonton Metro Area / Atlantic County / Somers Point / Zip Codes
Somers Point, NJ has a moderate climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average temperature in the summer months is around 80F, while temperatures in the winter months usually hover around 40F. Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year with an average of 50 inches annually. Summers tend to be humid and muggy due to warm sea breezes off the nearby Atlantic coastline. Winters are relatively dry with occasional snowfall during the colder months.

Somers Point, New Jersey gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Somers Point averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Somers Point. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Somers Point 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.8 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Somers Point, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSomers Point, New JerseyUnited States
  42.2 in.38.1 in.
  15.8 in.27.8 in.
  110.0 days106.2 days
  207 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  25.3°21.7°
  7.47
  44.3
  30 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 Somers Point with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Jersey. In Somers Point, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Somers Point are June, September and August.
In Somers Point, there are 10.8 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 Somers Point with an average of 25.3°. This is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
In Somers Point, there are 89.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
In Somers Point, there are 0.5 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 Somers Point but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Somers Point are July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Somers Point with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.2 inches in Somers Point means that it is one of the driest places in New Jersey.
April is the rainiest month in Somers Point with 11.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 110.0 rainy days annually in Somers Point, which is one of the least rainy places in New Jersey. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.8 inches in Somers Point means that it is less snowy than most places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Somers Point with 7.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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