Atlantic Highlands, NJ Climate

Atlantic Highlands, NJ has a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and mild winters. During summer months, temperatures can reach up to 90°F with high humidity levels. Winters are usually cool and occasionally freezing temperatures occur. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, though it tends to be heavier in spring and summer months. The area typically receives an average of two feet of snow each year.

Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Atlantic Highlands averages 26 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 Atlantic Highlands. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Atlantic Highlands gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Atlantic Highlands, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey	United States
	47.3 in.	38.1 in.
	26.3 in.	27.8 in.
	115.7 days	106.2 days
	206 days	205 days
	83.4°	85.8°
	25.8°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	3.6	4.3
	33 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 Atlantic Highlands with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Jersey. In Atlantic Highlands, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Atlantic Highlands are June, September and August.

In Atlantic Highlands, there are 10.0 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 Atlantic Highlands with an average of 25.8°. This is one of the warmest places in New Jersey.

In Atlantic Highlands, there are 75.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New Jersey.

In Atlantic Highlands, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in New Jersey.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Atlantic Highlands 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 Atlantic Highlands with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.3 inches in Atlantic Highlands means that it is drier than most places in New Jersey.

May is the rainiest month in Atlantic Highlands with 11.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 115.7 rainy days annually in Atlantic Highlands, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 26.3 inches in Atlantic Highlands means that it is snowier than most places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Atlantic Highlands with 8.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.