Basking Ridge, NJ Climate

Basking Ridge, NJ enjoys a temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters. The town is located in northern New Jersey, and temperatures vary throughout the year between an average high of 82°F in July and an average low of 22°F in January. Precipitation consists mostly of rain but can occasionally include snow or sleet during the winter months. The area receives about 45 inches of rain each year, making it slightly wetter than the national average. Overall, Basking Ridge has a pleasant climate that makes it a great place to live all year round.

Climate	Basking Ridge, New Jersey	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.