Maywood, NJ Climate


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Maywood, NJ has a temperate climate with generally mild weather year-round. During the summer months, temperatures can reach as high as 80 degrees Fahrenheit and in the winter, temperatures will usually stay above freezing. The spring is usually fairly wet and the autumn is typically dry and cool. Maywood often experiences snowfall during the winter months which adds to its charm and makes for a beautiful season. Regardless of the time of year, Maywood has plenty of sunny days that make it a great place to be outside and enjoy all that it has to offer!

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

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

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Maywood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Maywood gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 23
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Maywood 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 May are the most pleasant months in Maywood, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMaywood, New JerseyUnited States
  47.1 in.38.1 in.
  25.5 in.27.8 in.
  121.4 days106.2 days
  207 days205 days
  85.2°85.8°
  23.3°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  95 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 Maywood with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New Jersey. In Maywood, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Maywood are September, June and August.
In Maywood, 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 Maywood with an average of 23.3°. This is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
In Maywood, there are 90.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Jersey.
In Maywood, there are 0.5 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 Maywood 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.
September is the wettest month in Maywood with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 47.1 inches in Maywood means that it is drier than most places in New Jersey.
May is the rainiest month in Maywood with 11.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 121.4 rainy days annually in Maywood, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 25.5 inches in Maywood means that it is snowier than most places in New Jersey. January is the snowiest month in Maywood with 7.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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