Fort Lee, NJ Climate


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Fort Lee, New Jersey has a humid subtropical climate due to its location near the Atlantic coast. The summers are typically hot and humid, with temperatures reaching as high as the 90s Fahrenheit in the day. Winters are usually mild, with temperatures commonly reaching the 40s during the day and rarely dropping much lower than 20s at night. Despite its location on the East Coast, Fort Lee receives very little snowfall each year. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, however, with an average of 47 inches falling annually.

Fort Lee, New Jersey gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Lee averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Fort Lee. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Lee gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 26
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Fort Lee, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFort Lee, New JerseyUnited States
  48.3 in.38.1 in.
  25.5 in.27.8 in.
  118.5 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  85.1°85.8°
  25.6°21.7°
  7.37
  3.84.3
  285 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 Fort Lee with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New Jersey. In Fort Lee, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Lee are September, June and August.
In Fort Lee, there are 15.9 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 Fort Lee with an average of 25.6°. This is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
In Fort Lee, there are 75.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New Jersey.
In Fort Lee, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in New Jersey.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Fort Lee 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 Fort Lee with 4.5 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 48.3 inches in Fort Lee means that it is wetter than most places in New Jersey.
April is the rainiest month in Fort Lee with 11.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 118.5 rainy days annually in Fort Lee, 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 25.5 inches in Fort Lee means that it is snowier than most places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Fort Lee with 7.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 16 years ago

Fort Lee is the most convenient place I can imagine. It's a small, tree-lined borough sitting at the front door of the world's greatest city. Fort Lee is  More

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