Port Colden, NJ Climate


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The climate in Port Colden, NJ is generally mild with an average temperature of around 57°F throughout the year. Summers can be warm and humid, with temperatures reaching up to 90°F on occasion. Winters are typically cold with temperatures dropping below freezing at night, although snowfall is usually light compared to other parts of the country. Precipitation is common all year round, averaging around 45 inches per year.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Port Colden is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New Jersey.

9 Summer - 5.1 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Port Colden, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePort Colden, New JerseyUnited States
  49.8 in.38.1 in.
  28.1 in.27.8 in.
  117.8 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  82.6°85.8°
  17.9°21.7°
  77
  3.64.3
  518 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 Port Colden with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New Jersey. In Port Colden, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Port Colden are June, August and September.
In Port Colden, there are 9.1 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 Port Colden with an average of 17.9°. This is one of the coldest places in New Jersey.
In Port Colden, there are 136.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New Jersey.
In Port Colden, there are 2.9 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 Port Colden 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 Port Colden with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.8 inches in Port Colden means that it is one of the wettest places in New Jersey.
May is the rainiest month in Port Colden with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 117.8 rainy days annually in Port Colden, which is about average compared to other 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 28.1 inches in Port Colden means that it is snowier than most places in New Jersey. January is the snowiest month in Port Colden with 9.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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