Echelon, NJ Climate


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Echelon, NJ has a mild climate with warm summers and cold winters. The temperature in the summer months usually hovers around 80 degrees Fahrenheit and the average winter temperature is around 35 degrees Fahrenheit. The area also receives significant rainfall throughout the year with an average of 40 inches per year. The area generally has moderate humidity levels as well as plentiful sunshine, making it a pleasant place to live all year round.

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

Echelon averages 13 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 Echelon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Echelon gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Echelon, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEchelon, New JerseyUnited States
  47.0 in.38.1 in.
  12.8 in.27.8 in.
  117.5 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  87.2°85.8°
  22.4°21.7°
  7.37
  3.94.3
  85 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 Echelon with an average high temperature of 87.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New Jersey. In Echelon, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Echelon are September, May and June.
In Echelon, there are 25.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in New Jersey.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Echelon with an average of 22.4°. This is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.
In Echelon, there are 110.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New Jersey.
In Echelon, there are 0.9 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 Echelon 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.
August is the wettest month in Echelon with 4.5 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 47.0 inches in Echelon means that it is drier than most places in New Jersey.
May is the rainiest month in Echelon with 11.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 117.5 rainy days annually in Echelon, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.8 inches in Echelon means that it is less snowy than most places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Echelon with 4.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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