Spotswood, NJ Climate

Spotswood, NJ has a humid continental climate characterized by warm, humid summers and cold winters with moderate snowfall. July is the hottest month of the year with temperatures reaching into the high 80s during the day and low 70s at night. January is usually the coldest month with temperatures typically ranging from the mid-20s to mid-30s during the day and dropping below freezing at night. Precipitation is consistent throughout the year but tends to be heavier in spring and autumn than in summer and winter.

Spotswood, New Jersey gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Spotswood averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Spotswood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Spotswood gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 22
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Spotswood, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Spotswood, New Jersey	United States
	48.3 in.	38.1 in.
	23.3 in.	27.8 in.
	122.1 days	106.2 days
	202 days	205 days
	85.5°	85.8°
	22.1°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	3.9	4.3
	30 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 Spotswood with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New Jersey. In Spotswood, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Spotswood are September, June and August.

In Spotswood, there are 17.5 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 Spotswood with an average of 22.1°. This is colder than most places in New Jersey.

In Spotswood, there are 107.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New Jersey.

In Spotswood, there are 0.7 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 Spotswood 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 Spotswood with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.3 inches in Spotswood means that it is wetter than most places in New Jersey.

May is the rainiest month in Spotswood with 12.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 122.1 rainy days annually in Spotswood, 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 23.3 inches in Spotswood means that it is about average compared to other places in New Jersey. February is the snowiest month in Spotswood with 7.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.