City of Orange, NJ Climate

The climate in City of Orange, NJ is warm and humid during the summer months with average temperatures reaching as high as 84°F. Winters are cold and wet with temperatures dipping to an average of 36°F. Rainfall is consistent throughout the year, averaging between 40-50 inches per year. The spring and fall months bring milder temperatures ranging from 50-70°F.

City of Orange, New Jersey gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

City of Orange averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in City of Orange. The US average is 205 sunny days.

City of Orange gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for City of Orange is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New Jersey.

8.8 Summer - 5.3 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in City of Orange, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	City of Orange, New Jersey	United States
	49.6 in.	38.1 in.
	24.8 in.	27.8 in.
	120.1 days	106.2 days
	205 days	205 days
	85.5°	85.8°
	19.6°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.7	4.3
	226 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 City of Orange with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New Jersey. In City of Orange, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for City of Orange are September, June and August.

In City of Orange, there are 17.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for City of Orange with an average of 19.6°. This is colder than most places in New Jersey.

In City of Orange, there are 119.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New Jersey.

In City of Orange, there are 1.3 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 City of Orange 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.

September is the wettest month in City of Orange with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.6 inches in City of Orange means that it is wetter than most places in New Jersey.

May is the rainiest month in City of Orange with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 120.1 rainy days annually in City of Orange, which is rainier 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 24.8 inches in City of Orange means that it is about average compared to other places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in City of Orange with 8.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.