Florham Park, NJ Climate

Florham Park, NJ enjoys a warm and humid continental climate, with four distinct seasons throughout the year. In the summer, temperatures tend to hover in the high 70s to mid-80s Fahrenheit range (23 to 29 Celsius) with moderate humidity and plenty of sunshine. Winters are cold but usually not extreme, rarely dropping below 10°F (-12°C). Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year and snowfall can be expected from late November through early March. Although Florham Park does experience occasional severe weather such as thunderstorms, tornadoes are uncommon in this area.

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

Florham Park averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 209 sunny days per year in Florham Park. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Florham Park 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
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 Florham Park 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 Florham Park, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Florham Park, New Jersey	United States
	50.2 in.	38.1 in.
	25.1 in.	27.8 in.
	118.3 days	106.2 days
	209 days	205 days
	85.4°	85.8°
	19.3°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.8	4.3
	207 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 Florham Park with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New Jersey. In Florham Park, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Florham Park are September, June and May.

In Florham Park, there are 17.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in New Jersey.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Florham Park with an average of 19.3°. This is colder than most places in New Jersey.

In Florham Park, there are 123.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New Jersey.

In Florham Park, there are 1.2 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 Florham Park 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 Florham Park with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 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 50.2 inches in Florham Park means that it is one of the wettest places in New Jersey.

May is the rainiest month in Florham Park with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 118.3 rainy days annually in Florham Park, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 25.1 inches in Florham Park means that it is snowier than most places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Florham Park with 8.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.