Fairfield township (Essex County), NJ Climate


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Fairfield Township in Essex County, New Jersey has a mild climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is around 76 degrees Fahrenheit and the average temperature in January is approximately 27 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives an average of 43 inches of rain each year, and around 20 inches of snow annually. Temperatures rarely dip below 0°F or soar above 90°F. Spring and fall are temperate seasons with temperatures ranging between 40-75°F and offer an ideal time to explore all that Fairfield Township has to offer.

Fairfield township (Essex County), New Jersey gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fairfield township (Essex County) averages 26 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 Fairfield township (Essex County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fairfield township (Essex County) 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fairfield township (Essex County) is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.

8.8 Summer - 5.3 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Fairfield township (Essex County), while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFairfield township (Essex County), New JerseyUnited States
  49.3 in.38.1 in.
  25.5 in.27.8 in.
  120.0 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  84.9°85.8°
  20.0°21.7°
  7.27
  3.74.3
  172 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 Fairfield township (Essex County) with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New Jersey. In Fairfield township (Essex County), there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fairfield township (Essex County) are September, June and August.
In Fairfield township (Essex County), there are 14.1 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 Fairfield township (Essex County) with an average of 20.0°. This is colder than most places in New Jersey.
In Fairfield township (Essex County), there are 117.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New Jersey.
In Fairfield township (Essex County), there are 1.1 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 Fairfield township (Essex County) 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 Fairfield township (Essex County) 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 49.3 inches in Fairfield township (Essex County) means that it is wetter than most places in New Jersey.
May is the rainiest month in Fairfield township (Essex County) with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 120.0 rainy days annually in Fairfield township (Essex County), which is rainier than most places in New Jersey. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 25.5 inches in Fairfield township (Essex County) means that it is snowier than most places in New Jersey. January is the snowiest month in Fairfield township (Essex County) with 7.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 16 years ago

Your information concerning the air and water quality is wrong. The water source that that Fairfield uses is very safe and clean. As for your opinion of the air quality,  More

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