Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ Climate


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Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ is known for its moderate climate throughout the year. The summers are warm and humid, while the winters tend to be cold and snowy. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year with occasional snowfall and thunderstorms in the spring season. Springtime temperatures range from the high 40s up to low 80s and summer temperatures can reach low to mid 90s. Winters bring an average of around 21 inches of snowfall each year and temperatures are commonly seen in the 20s and 30s.

Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Parsippany-Troy Hills averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Parsippany-Troy Hills. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Parsippany-Troy Hills gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 20
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Parsippany-Troy Hills is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.

8.9 Summer - 5.3 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Parsippany-Troy Hills, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateParsippany-Troy Hills, New JerseyUnited States
  50.0 in.38.1 in.
  25.8 in.27.8 in.
  118.4 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  84.7°85.8°
  19.7°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  310 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 Parsippany-Troy Hills with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Jersey. In Parsippany-Troy Hills, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Parsippany-Troy Hills are September, June and August.
In Parsippany-Troy Hills, there are 13.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in New Jersey.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Parsippany-Troy Hills with an average of 19.7°. This is colder than most places in New Jersey.
In Parsippany-Troy Hills, there are 120.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New Jersey.
In Parsippany-Troy Hills, there are 1.3 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 Parsippany-Troy Hills 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 Parsippany-Troy Hills with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 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 Parsippany-Troy Hills means that it is one of the wettest places in New Jersey.
May is the rainiest month in Parsippany-Troy Hills with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 118.4 rainy days annually in Parsippany-Troy Hills, 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 25.8 inches in Parsippany-Troy Hills means that it is snowier than most places in New Jersey. January is the snowiest month in Parsippany-Troy Hills with 7.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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