Maplewood, NJ Climate


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Maplewood, NJ is a town located in the Northeastern United States and experiences four distinct seasons throughout the year. The summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the 80s and 90s during July and August. Springtime brings warm days and lots of rain which helps to prepare the area for blooming flowers and budding trees. Autumn is crisp and cool with colorful foliage that typically peaks around mid-October. Winters can be cold, with temperatures that can dip below zero, but usually remain above 20°F. Snowfall is not too heavy every year, though there have been some storms during recent years that have brought several inches of snow at once.

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

Maplewood averages 25 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 Maplewood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Maplewood 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
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 Maplewood is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.

8.7 Summer - 5.4 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Maplewood, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Maplewood with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New Jersey. In Maplewood, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Maplewood are September, June and May.
In Maplewood, there are 18.6 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 Maplewood with an average of 20.3°. This is colder than most places in New Jersey.
In Maplewood, there are 119.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New Jersey.
In Maplewood, 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 Maplewood 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 Maplewood with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 50.0 inches in Maplewood means that it is one of the wettest places in New Jersey.
May is the rainiest month in Maplewood with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 118.5 rainy days annually in Maplewood, 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 24.8 inches in Maplewood means that it is about average compared to other places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Maplewood with 8.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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