Parsippany, NJ Climate

Parsippany, NJ has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically warm and humid with temperatures ranging from the mid-70s to the low 90s, while winters can be quite cold and snowy, with temperatures ranging from the 30s to the teens. Spring is usually mild and wet, while fall is cool and dry. Average precipitation levels throughout the year range from 2” - 5”, while snowfall averages approximately 21” per season. Parsippany is located in the northern part of New Jersey, making it more prone to colder weather than other parts of New Jersey.

Climate	Parsippany, New Jersey	United States
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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.