Maple Shade, NJ Climate

Maple Shade, NJ has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Average high temperatures in the summer months range from the low to mid 80s, while average lows in the winter months typically stay above freezing. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, and snowfall is uncommon but can occur during the winter months. Overall, Maple Shade enjoys mild weather conditions all year round.

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

Maple Shade averages 12 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 Maple Shade. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Maple Shade gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 25
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.2 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Maple Shade, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Maple Shade, New Jersey	United States
	46.7 in.	38.1 in.
	12.3 in.	27.8 in.
	125.8 days	106.2 days
	205 days	205 days
	87.4°	85.8°
	25.1°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	3.7	4.3
	56 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 Maple Shade with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New Jersey. In Maple Shade, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Maple Shade are September, May and June.

In Maple Shade, there are 26.9 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 Maple Shade with an average of 25.1°. This is warmer than most places in New Jersey.

In Maple Shade, there are 89.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Jersey.

In Maple Shade, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New Jersey.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Maple Shade 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 Maple Shade with 4.6 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 46.7 inches in Maple Shade means that it is drier than most places in New Jersey.

April is the rainiest month in Maple Shade with 12.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 125.8 rainy days annually in Maple Shade, which is one of the rainiest 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 12.3 inches in Maple Shade means that it is one of the least snowy places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Maple Shade with 4.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.