Mount Laurel, NJ Climate

Mount Laurel, NJ has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Mount Laurel is around 57°F (14°C). In the summer months, temperatures can get up to 83°F (28°C), and in the winter months, temperatures can drop down to around 27°F (-3°C). Rainfall is quite common throughout the year here, but snowfall is much less frequent. The spring and fall are milder times of year here with temperatures ranging between 40-75°F (4-24°C).

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

Mount Laurel averages 13 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 Mount Laurel. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Laurel gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.3 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Mount Laurel, 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 Mount Laurel with an average high temperature of 87.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New Jersey. In Mount Laurel, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mount Laurel are September, May and June.

In Mount Laurel, there are 28.2 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 Mount Laurel with an average of 23.3°. This is warmer than most places in New Jersey.

In Mount Laurel, there are 105.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.

In Mount Laurel, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Mount Laurel 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 Mount Laurel 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 Mount Laurel means that it is drier than most places in New Jersey.

April is the rainiest month in Mount Laurel with 11.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 123.7 rainy days annually in Mount Laurel, 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 12.6 inches in Mount Laurel means that it is one of the least snowy places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Mount Laurel with 4.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.