Gillette, NJ Climate

Gillette, NJ has an average annual temperature of 52 degrees Fahrenheit and typically experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are generally warm with temperatures regularly reaching the mid-80s, while winters can be quite cold with temperatures dropping into the single digits on occasion. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, although Gillette can experience heavy rain and snowfall during certain months of the year. The area is also known to receive occasional thunderstorms in the summer months.

Climate	Gillette, New Jersey	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.