Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Climate


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Point Pleasant Beach, NJ is known for its moderate climate. The town enjoys warm summers and cool winters. In the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with high humidity levels. During the winter months, temperatures generally stay around 40 degrees Fahrenheit with occasional snowfall. On average, Point Pleasant Beach receives about 4 inches of precipitation each month throughout the year. The area experiences a variety of weather conditions such as rain showers, thunderstorms, light snowfalls during the wintertime and a moderate amount of sunshine year-round.

Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Point Pleasant Beach averages 22 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 Point Pleasant Beach. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Point Pleasant Beach 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 23
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Point Pleasant Beach is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New Jersey.

8.8 Summer - 5.6 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Point Pleasant Beach, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePoint Pleasant Beach, New JerseyUnited States
  48.3 in.38.1 in.
  22.3 in.27.8 in.
  110.1 days106.2 days
  210 days205 days
  84.3°85.8°
  22.8°21.7°
  7.37
  44.3
  10 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 Point Pleasant Beach with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Jersey. In Point Pleasant Beach, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Point Pleasant Beach are June, September and August.
In Point Pleasant Beach, there are 14.2 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 Point Pleasant Beach with an average of 22.8°. This is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.
In Point Pleasant Beach, there are 101.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.
In Point Pleasant Beach, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Point Pleasant Beach 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.
July is the wettest month in Point Pleasant Beach with 4.8 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 Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.3 inches in Point Pleasant Beach means that it is wetter than most places in New Jersey.
May is the rainiest month in Point Pleasant Beach with 10.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 110.1 rainy days annually in Point Pleasant Beach, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 22.3 inches in Point Pleasant Beach means that it is less snowy than most places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Point Pleasant Beach with 7.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Summer - Beaches are clean and big, but not free. Boardwalk is family oriented. Manasquan RIver and Inlet caters to boaters. Commercial fishing fleet operates here.  More

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The weather is great here at the beach. Of course it gets HOT in the summer (July or Aug months) but the ocean breeze helps to keep it tolerable. The heat only hits the  More

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