Chester borough, NJ Climate


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Chester Borough, NJ has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average high temperatures range from around 59°F (15°C) in January to 86°F (30°C) in July and August. Average low temperatures range from 28°F (-2°C) in January to 65°F (18°C) in July. The area experiences an average of 43 inches of precipitation annually, and snowfall averages around 22 inches per year. Chester Borough is one of the sunniest places in the region, getting approximately 221 sunny days out of the year on average.

Chester borough, New Jersey gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chester borough averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Chester borough. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chester borough gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 5.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Chester borough, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Chester borough with an average high temperature of 81.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New Jersey. In Chester borough, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Chester borough are June, August and July.
In Chester borough, there are 5.9 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 Chester borough with an average of 17.8°. This is one of the coldest places in New Jersey.
In Chester borough, there are 131.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New Jersey.
In Chester borough, there are 2.8 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 Chester borough 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 Chester borough with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.1 inches in Chester borough means that it is one of the wettest places in New Jersey.
May is the rainiest month in Chester borough with 11.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 115.4 rainy days annually in Chester borough, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 33.6 inches in Chester borough means that it is one of the snowiest places in New Jersey. January is the snowiest month in Chester borough with 11.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 19 years ago

Chester is amazing. I grew up here, and I am so grateful for that. Although now, the houses are getting quite expensive, they are gorgeous, and most are historic. The  More

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small town, lots of open space for kids to play.... schools are just okay, good neighbor and newcomer  More

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